Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170708507 - Employee fractures neck in fall through drywall ceiling

Accident Summary Nr: 170708507 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 08/29/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119903854	09/07/1995	2879	0	Construction Testing & Engineering

Abstract: On August 29, 1995, Employee #1 was retrieving a box located on a loft that was 10 ft high. As she stepped onto a pine wood plank, she lost her balance and fell through the drywall decking. Employee #1 sustained a minor neck fracture and dislocated her shoulder, but was not hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SHOULDER, CEILING, WALKING ON PLANK, DISLOCATED, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, NECK, LOST BALANCE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119903854			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors, general office

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