Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 125756.015 - Employee loses balance and falls from ladder opening, lacera

Accident Summary Nr: 125756.015 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 04/16/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1472778.015	04/21/2020		237130	Adb Companies, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 5:00 p.m. on April 16, 2020, an employee, working for a power and communication line company, was installing PVC and pulling cat five wiring at a commercial building. The employee pulled on cat 5 wire and lost balance. The employee fell approximately 8 feet through an open hole. The employee was hospitalized and treated for a laceration to the head and a fractured back.

Keywords: Communication, Construction, Electrical Wire, Electrical Work, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Head, Hole, Installing, Laceration, Ladder, Lost Balance

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			1	8

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1472778.015	51	M	Hospitalized injury		Engineering technicians, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause:

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