Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120674.015 - Employee sustains multiple spine compression fractures in fa

Accident Summary Nr: 120674.015 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 09/18/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1437446.015	10/14/2019		517110	Wavedivision Holdings, Llc

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on September 18, 2019, an employee was in the process of retrieving a telecom line from a midspan. The employee ascended a Little Giant IAA Model 28 ladder, serial number 1417266, that was resting on a midline. After retrieving the telecom line, the employee began descending the ladder, when the ladder started to slip and eventually spin. He fell approximately 15 feet to the ground below and sustained multiple spine compression fractures. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Descending Ladder, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Ladder, Spine, Telecom Work

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Maintenance or repair				15

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1437446.015	59	M	Hospitalized injury		Telecomm: Line Installers And Repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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