Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 102688.015 - Worker falls from stepladder and fractures several vertebrae

Accident Summary Nr: 102688.015 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 12/11/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1284898.015	12/21/2017		323116	Pro Document Solutions

Abstract: At 4:15 p.m. on December 11, 2017, an employee was working for a firm that printed business forms. He was pulling electrical wiring through a ceiling. He was using a new 2.4-meter (8-foot) Wagner stepladder. The employee fell from ladder as he was pulling the wires. There were no witnesses to the incident. He sustained fractures to his first and fifth lumbar vertebrae and additional fractures to the left side of the L1 through L4 lumbar vertebrae region. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Ceiling, Electric Conductor, Electrical Work, Electrician, Fall, Fracture, Ladder, Spine, Stepladder, Vertebra

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1284898.015	57	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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