OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221432453

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY GREATER BOSTON

BOSTON, MA· 2021-10-06T00:00:00

Event: Concrete Floor, Descending Ladder, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Ladder, Spine
NAICS: 624229
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345565543
Employer profile: HABITAT FOR HUMANITY GREATER BOSTON
Summary number: 221432453
Report ID: 0111400
Project type: B
Construction end-use: A

Event description

Employee fractures spine in fall from ladder

Investigation abstract

At approximately 10:15 a.m. on October 6, 2021, an employee climbed a ladder. The ladder slipped and fell backward along with the employee. The employee fractured his spine after landing on a concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized to treat these injuries.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 37 M

Event type
5

Fall distance
5

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