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Brian Hayes Residential Contracting, Inc.

Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet — Paralysis, paraplegia, quadriplegia — COCOA BEACH, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Brian Hayes Residential Contracting, Inc. in COCOA BEACH, FLORIDA
Employer Brian Hayes Residential Contracting, Inc. Report ID 2022076197
Address 2 WEST POINT DRIVE City, State ZIP COCOA BEACH, FLORIDA 32931
Event Date July 15, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Paralysis, paraplegia, quadriplegia Body Part Thoracic region
Event Type Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet Source of Injury Containers-variable restraint, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Structural elements, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 236116 Inspection # 1608805
GPS Coordinates 28.29000, -80.61000

Incident Narrative

Two employees were on top of a 7-foot-1-inch stack of roof trusses. As they moved a truss toward the ground, one side of it slipped, causing one of the employees to fall to the ground. He suffered a fractured T12 vertebra and was paralyzed from the waist down. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On July 15, 2022, a worker at Brian Hayes Residential Contracting, Inc. in COCOA BEACH, FLORIDA suffered paralysis, paraplegia, quadriplegia to the thoracic region. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet, with containers-variable restraint, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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