Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 109857.015 - Employee falls whille reading measurement, fractures vertebr

Accident Summary Nr: 109857.015 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 09/24/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1351856.015	10/05/2018		238170	Amrap Limited

Abstract: At 1:45 p.m. on September 24, 2018, an employee was reading a measurement written on a soffit board while working to install a gutter. The employee was possibly standing on the roof or in the middle of ascending or descending a ladder when he fell approximately ten feet. The employee was hospitalized for a fracture to his vertebrae, which resulted in paralysis from the waist down.

Keywords: Ascending, Descending, Fall, Fracture, Installing, Ladder, Paralysis, Roof, Soffit, Vertebra

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			2	13

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1351856.015	49	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenter	Distance of Fall: 13 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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