Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 115536.015 - Employee falls from stepladder and fractures leg

Accident Summary Nr: 115536.015 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 04/11/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1394583.015	04/16/2019		238210	Electronic Contracting Company

Abstract: At 8:45 a.m. on April 11, 2019, Employee #1, employed by an electrical contractor, was engaged in electrical renovation work at a commercial building. He was working from an A-frame stepladder and running electrical wires when the ladder became unstable. The employee jumped from the ladder and landed on his feet, breaking his leg. The employee was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment of a fractured femur/thighbone.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Construction, Electrical Work, Electrician, Fall, Fall Protection, Foot, Fracture, Rehabilitation, Repair, Stepladder, Thigh, Wire Line

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1394583.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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