Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202635058 - Employee Fractures Wrists in Fall from Porch Overhang

Accident Summary Nr: 202635058 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 12/31/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315994178	01/06/2012	7342	561710	Best Care Fumigation, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:00 a.m. on December 31, 2011, Employee #1, a fumigator, was removing a tarp from a private residence home under fumigation operation. The employee stepped out onto a porch overhang to remove the tarp. The overhang supports gave way causing the employee to fall approximately 9 ft to the concrete below. Employee #1 was transported to an area hospital, where he was treated for fractures to his wrists. The employee remained hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, FUMIGANT, POTENTIAL GRADIENT, FALL, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315994178			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Pest control occupations

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