Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121942.015 - Employee cuts hand, bruises ribs in fall climbing ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 121942.015 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 11/06/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1444034.015	11/14/2019		238210	C & S Electric Inc

Abstract: At 2:15 p.m. on November 6, 2019, an employee working as an electrician for an electrical contractor was working in a commercial building. The employee was standing on an 8-foot ladder troubleshooting an electrical issue above a restroom during renovation work. The employee tripped while attempting to climb the ladder and fell. The employee cut his hand on a ceiling grid and bruised his ribs and abdomen from impact with a drinking fountain during the fall. The employee required stitches on his hand but was not hospitalized.

Keywords: Abdomen, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Chest, Climbing on Ladder, Commercial Building, Construction, Contusion, Cut, Electrical Work, Electrician, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Hand, Laceration, Ladder, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Renovation, Troubleshooting, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1444034.015	30	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Electricians	Distance of Fall: 8 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause:

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