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Accident Summary Nr: 107396.015 - Employee falls from ladder and breaks leg and foot

Accident Summary Nr: 107396.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 01/29/2018
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1294511.01502/09/2018238210S R Bray Llc

Abstract: At 10:56 a.m. on January 29, 2018, Employee #1 and Coworker #1, employed by a temporary power systems company, were working at the site of a new building development. They were working as a team, climbing temporary utility poles, unhooking temporary power, and taking down the power lines and poles. Employee #1 used a 24-foot extension ladder to climb a pole while Coworker #1 worked on the ground. The ladder began to shift, and Employee #1 fell, a fall height of approximately 15 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for fractures to his right fibula and tibia bones and left heel.

Keywords: Construction, Extension Ladder, Fall, Fall Protection, Foot, Fracture, Leg, Power Lines, Unsecured, Utility Pole
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
  Maintenance or repair  

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 1294511.015 26 M Hospitalized injury Electrical power installers and repairers

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