Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 128414.015 - Employee falls through floor opening and fractures vertebrae

Accident Summary Nr: 128414.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 07/31/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1487184.015	08/07/2020		238190	Cb Structures, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on July 31, 2020, Employee #1 was working for a structural foundation contractor. Employee #1 was lifting a piece of plywood from the floor during hurricane clean up. After lifting the plywood Employee #1 steeped into a trash chute falling 9 feet to the concrete floor below. Employee #1 suffered fractures of the vertebrae and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Cleaning, Concrete Floor, Elevated, Elevated Work Plat, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Floor Hole, Fracture, Hole, Lumbar Fracture, Lumbar Injury, Plywood, Vertebra

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			4

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1487184.015	39	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: 9 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 0 feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause:

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