Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100929.015 - Employee installing cable falls and breaks both heels

Accident Summary Nr: 100929.015 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 10/19/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1271677.015	11/07/2017		238210	Motor City Electric Company

Abstract: At 1:45 p.m. on October 19, 2017, Employee #1 and Coworker #1, employed by an electrical services company, were engaged in the installation of electrical cable at a four-story manufacturing plant. Employee #1 was working from a screen guard and feeding cable to Coworker #1. Employee #1 stepped off the edge of the screen guard, fell, and landed on his feet on the concrete floor, a fall height of 10 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for fractures to both heels.

Keywords: Construction, Electric Cable, Electrical Work, Fall, Fall Protection, Foot, Fracture, Installing, Material Handling, PPE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Alteration or rehabilitation			4

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1271677.015	41	M	Hospitalized injury		Electricians	Distance of Fall: 10 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause:

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