Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202470746 - Employee Fractures Hip and Sacrum in Fall from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 202470746 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 09/29/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314827288	10/25/2011	7342	561710	Key Termite And Pest Control, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m. on September 27, 2011, Employee #1, a pest control technician, and two coworkers were tenting a residence for termite abatement. Employee #1 was pulling the tent from the main roof onto the patio roof, but he lost his balance and fell 12 feet to the ground. Employee #1 was not tied off during the tenting process, but should have been wearing a fall protection harness and tied off at a roof tie off point. He sustained a complex right acetabula fracture involving both anterior and posterior columns with additional transverse fracture extending into the pubic ramus. Employee #1 also received a fracture involving the posterior sacrum at the S3 level. He was transported to Medworks, and then transported to Twin Cities Community Hospital, where he was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, PELVIS, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE, SPRAYING RIG, HIP, PESTICIDE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314827288			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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