Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202043667 - Employee injures back in fall from building

Accident Summary Nr: 202043667 -- Report ID: 0155010 -- Event Date: 09/06/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301489423	09/11/1997	1751	0	Hunt Builders, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was working on the third floor of a hotel under construction when he stepped backward off an edge and fell 35 ft 10 in. He sustained injuries to the vertebrae in his back.

Keywords: BARRIER GUARD, WORK RULES, PERIMETER GUARDING, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, WALKING BACKWARD, VERTEBRA

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	5

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301489423			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 35 feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Hoisting Bundles Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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