Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201168770 - Employee Falls and Fractures Back

Accident Summary Nr: 201168770 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 12/18/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126194752	12/22/2006	1761	238390	Solid Construction Co Inc

Abstract: At approximately 12:30 p.m. 0n December 18, 2006, Employee #1 was working on the second floor of a building under construction. Another sub-contractor took out the perimeter cables on that particular area of the ledge and did not replace them. Employee #1 was laying out metal frames assisted by two coworkers. Employee #1 was taking measurements when he fell approximately 16 ft backwards off the ledge onto the concrete floor below. He sustained a fractured spine and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, FRAC TANK, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, FALL, UNGUARDED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	4

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126194752			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Installing metal siding Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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