Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 47806.015 - Employee slips from attic walkway and bruises abdomen

Accident Summary Nr: 47806.015 -- Report ID: 0316300 -- Event Date: 07/08/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
917320.015	07/09/2013		236220	Virtexco Corporation

Abstract: At 8:00 p.m. on July 8, 2013, an employee was working in an attic crawling on wallboards and cleaning up scrap pieces of drywall material. The employee's knee slipped off of a board and the employee fell against a steel joist. The employee had a bruised stomach and abdomen. The employee was tied to a lifeline with a harness and lanyard.

Keywords: Abdomen, Attic, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall Protection, Joist, Lanyard, Slip, Steel Connector, Stomach

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	917320.015	56	M	Fatality		Drywall installers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause:

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