Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 122711.015 - Employee sustains concussion, fractures in fall from attic

Accident Summary Nr: 122711.015 -- Report ID: 0111100 -- Event Date: 12/16/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1452566.015	12/20/2019		238210	Carlisle Electric, Inc

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on December 16, 2019, an employee working for an electrical contractor was placing wiring in the attic of a commercial building. The employee fell through the ceiling landing on the concrete floor below. The employee broke his wrist, fractured a cheek bone and sustained a concussion, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Attic, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broken Bone, Building, Ceiling, Commercial Building, Concrete Floor, Concussion, Construction, Face, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Head, Insufficient Supervision, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Wrist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			2	15

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1452566.015	23	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: 15 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause:

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