Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170829824 - Employee suffers compressed vertebra after 17 ft fall

Accident Summary Nr: 170829824 -- Report ID: 0352420 -- Event Date: 01/02/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119597656	01/05/1995	1751	0	Staley'S Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on January 2, 1995, Employee #1 was working on a two story single family home that was under construction. He was on the roof attempting to attach plywood to the sides of a window dormer. A wind gust tore away the tar paper on the section of the roof where he was standing, and caught the plywood he was holding. Employee #1 lost his balance and fell 17 feet to the ground. Employee #1 was transported to UM Shock Trauma, where he was hospitalized and treated for a compressed vertebra and back and neck injuries (whiplash). The tar paper ripping away and the lack of personal fall protection equipment were the causes of the fall.

Keywords: HIGH WIND, ROOF, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, NECK, LOST BALANCE, VERTEBRA

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119597656			Hospitalized injury	Other	Carpenters

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