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Accident Summary Nr: 70146.015 - Worker falls, sustains multiple fractures when aerial lift d

Accident Summary Nr: 70146.015 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 01/13/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1018930.015	01/14/2015		238160	Denali Roofing Llc

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on January 13, 2015, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a construction company, were engaged in exterior cladding at a commercial building project. Employee #1 was holding onto a piece of metal and working from an aerial lift being operated by coworker. The door of the aerial lift opened, and Employee #1 fell from the lift to the ground below, a fall height of 14 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for fractured vertebrae. At the time of this report, Employee #1 also was being observed and evaluated for potential paraplegia.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Building, Construction, Door, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Installing, Paralysis, Vertebra

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2	22

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1018930.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers: Helpers	Distance of Fall: 14 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Exterior cladding Fatality Cause:

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