Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202713673 - Employee Falls and Is Injured While Cleaning Gutter

Accident Summary Nr: 202713673 -- Report ID: 0352410 -- Event Date: 07/30/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
317281657	07/30/2013	7011	721110	91st Street Joint Venture, Llc

Abstract: On July 30, 2013, Employee #1, a housekeeper, was working at a hotel and hosing a pool deck clean of debris. He saw material collecting in a gutter near the pool deck and decided to clean it. The gutter was at a floor edge protected by a guardrail. He climbed over the guardrail and knelt down on an 18 in. wide edge. As he cleaned the gutter with his hand, he lost his balance on the edge and fell 10.33 ft off it, landing on a lawn below. Employee #1 sustained unspecified injuries in the fall. He was treated at a hospital and then released.

Keywords: RAIN SPOUT, GUARDRAIL, CLEANING, FALL, LOST BALANCE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	317281657			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Housekeepers and butlers

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