Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 114095.015 - Employee falls off joist and receives hemorrhagic contusion

Accident Summary Nr: 114095.015 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 10/31/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1359504.015	11/09/2018		238210	Rci Electric Inc

Abstract: At 7:40 a.m. on October 31, 2018, an employee accessed an attic space with a ladder to climb onto ceiling joists to install a new canister light in the master bathroom of a new construction home. After completing the installation, the employee attempted to return to the ladder, but fell between the twenty-four inch opening between two joists, through a ceiling sheet rock panel and approximately nine feet to the floor. The employee was hospitalized to treat a hemorrhagic contusion to the head, multiple rib and back fractures and a pneumothorax.

Keywords: Back, Ceiling Panel, Collapsed lung, Contusion, Electrical Work, Electrician, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Head, Hemorrhage, Installing, Joist, Ladder, Lung, Rib, Sheetrock

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			1	9

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1359504.015	55	M	Hospitalized injury		Electricians	Distance of Fall: 9 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause:

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