Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170046627 - Employee paralyzed in fall from window opening

Accident Summary Nr: 170046627 -- Report ID: 1055310 -- Event Date: 05/22/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115216640	05/22/1995	1751	0	Snw Construction Inc

Abstract: At approximately 10:30 a.m. on May 22, 1995, Employee #1 was installing a window in a third-story wall opening. He was leaning backward out the open window to nail the window flange when his foot slipped and he fell about 20 ft 10 in. to the ground. He suffered a dislocated vertebra and was paralyzed from his shoulders down. No fall protection was in use.

Keywords: PARALYSIS, INSTALLING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, DISLOCATED, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, VERTEBRA, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115216640			Hospitalized injury	Dermatitis	Occupation not reported

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