Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201157328 - Employee paralyzed due to 29 foot fall

Accident Summary Nr: 201157328 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 04/28/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300862216	05/09/2003	1742	238310	Jeff Corcoran Drywall Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 12:00 a.m. on April 28, 2003, Employee #1, a new employee, was working from a 29-foot tall work platform to install drywall at a residential construction site. The platform consisted of a single plank, erected across an elevator shaft. For some reason, Employee #1 fell, suffering a serious back injury. He was hospitalized and treated for his injury. Employee #1 lost the use of his legs and is wheelchair bound.

Keywords: PARALYSIS, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, FALL, WORK PLATFORM

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300862216			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Drywall installers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 29 feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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