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Accident: 145589.015 - Employee Breaks Several Bones, Falls While Trying To Tie Off
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1576766.015 | 02/07/2022 | Rafael G Farias General Engineering |
At 2:20 p.m. on January 31, 2022, an employee who worked as a Framing Laborer fo r a construction contractor was hospitalized after falling 10 feet to the ground . The employee was attempting to tie off to a designated choker anchor point whe n he lost his footing and fell to the floor. The employee fractured 9 ribs, brok e his left shoulder blade and fractured 3 vertebrae. The employee was hospitali zed for treatment.
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anchor, back, blunt force, blunt force trauma, broken bone, chest, construction, fall, fall from elevation, fall protection, fracture, framing, lack of work procedures, lost balance, misjudgement, misjudgement of ha
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single family or duplex dwelling | New project or new addition | 10 | |||||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1576766.015 | 44 | M | Hospitalized injury | Construction laborers | FallDist: 10 FallHt:10 Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors FatCause: |