Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201615325 - Employee Fractures Vertabra in Fall, While Cleaning Gutter

Accident Summary Nr: 201615325 -- Report ID: 1054113 -- Event Date: 11/17/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316635820	11/19/2012	0181	111421	Woodburn Nursery & Azaleas Inc

Abstract: At approximately 12:45 p.m. on November 17, 2012, Employee #1 and his coworkers were cleaning gutters on a 25 ft bay green house. The gutters were in the valleys between each peaked roof. The roof was at an approximate pitch of 5.12 ft and constructed of a polycarbonate material. The employee while walking through the approximate 10 in. wide gutter, stepped onto the polycarbonate, and fell approximately 11 ft landing on the ground. Employee #1 was transported to a local hospital, where he was treated for a concussion and a fractured vertebra. The employee remains hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, CLEANING, FALL, CONCUSSION, VERTEBRA

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316635820			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Laborers, except construction

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