Traumatic injuries to spinal cord, n.e.c.

Name: Traumatic injuries to spinal cord, n.e.c. at Building Technicians Corporations
Start: 8/11/2021

2 hospitalizations · 2021086815 · 8/11/2021 · Building Technicians Corporations

Severity

Hospitalized: 2
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Nature of injury: Traumatic injuries to spinal cord, n.e.c.

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
Source: Roofs, unspecified
Secondary source: Rain

Employer

Name: Building Technicians Corporations
Location: 1749 Lee Road, CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OHIO, 44118
NAICS: 238160
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Employees were installing a metal roof when a sudden rainstorm caused three employees to slide down the roof. Two of them fell through the guardrail system, landing on the ground 18 feet below. One of them suffered a spinal cord bruise and the second employee suffered bruised ribs and a neck injury. Both were hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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