ADB Companies, Inc.
Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet — Fractures — DALLAS, TEXAS
| Employer | ADB Companies, Inc. | Report ID | 2020043492 |
| Address | 3819 Maple Ave | City, State ZIP | DALLAS, TEXAS 75219 |
| Event Date | April 16, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Nonclassifiable |
| Event Type | Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet | Source of Injury | Existing roof openings, other than skylights |
| Secondary Source | Roofs, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 237130 | Inspection # | 1472778 |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.80000, -96.81000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee had climbed up a fixed ladder on a roof parapet wall to install conduit when he fell 9 feet through the fixed ladder opening to the roof below. He was hospitalized with fractured vertebrate and lacerations to the head .
Incident Summary
On April 16, 2020, a worker at ADB Companies, Inc. in DALLAS, TEXAS suffered fractures to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet, with existing roof openings, other than skylights identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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