Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 170829824 - Employee suffers compressed vertebra after 17 ft fall
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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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.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 119597656 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Carpenters |