Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100651.015 - Employee falls from icy nacelle and fractures leg and verteb

Accident Summary Nr: 100651.015 -- Report ID: 0524500 -- Event Date: 11/09/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1276769.015	11/13/2017		238290	Morgan Industrial, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:50 a.m. on November 9, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a welding company, was working on top of a nacelle and preparing to rig it for movement. He slipped on the icy surface and fell, a fall height of approximately 16 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a fractured leg and a compression fracture of the L1 vertebra.

Keywords: Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Leg, Rigging, Slip, Slippery Surface, Spine, Vertebra

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1276769.015	27	M	Hospitalized injury		Millwrights

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