Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 118655.015 - Employee fractures leg when struck by falling electrical tra

Accident Summary Nr: 118655.015 -- Report ID: 0355112 -- Event Date: 06/02/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1420925.015	06/04/2019		238210	David R. Hall Inc.

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on June 2, 2019, Employee #1, employed by an electrical contractor, was installing a transformer onto ceiling mounts at a hospital. During this process, the transformer became dislodged from the supporting brackets and fell to the floor, striking the employee's leg. The employee required hospitalization and treatment of a compound fracture of the leg.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Ceiling, Compound Fracture, Construction, Electrical Work, Falling Object, Installing, Leg, Struck By, Transformer, Unsecured

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			5

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1420925.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury		Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause:

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