Fractures

Name: Fractures at BCI Exteriors inc.
Start: 2/16/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017021548 · 2/16/2017 · BCI Exteriors inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Source: Extension ladders
Secondary source: Nail guns-powered

Employer

Name: BCI Exteriors inc.
Location: 1804 Linden Ct, OCONOMOWOC, WISCONSIN, 53066
NAICS: 238160
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was standing on an extension ladder installing shingles on the roof. The employee was using a nail gun when the hose became tangled. The employee pulled on the hose and fell approximately 5 to 6 feet from the ladder to the ground, breaking vertebrae.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown