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Accident Summary Nr: 127889.015 - Employee descends ladder and falls backwards and sustains mu

Accident Summary Nr: 127889.015 -- Report ID: 0355118 -- Event Date: 06/17/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1483744.015	06/18/2020		238210	John Calhoun Electric

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on June 17, 2020, Employee was working on electrical contractor. Employee #1 was installing from atop an approximately 71-inch scaffold platform. Employee #1 was descending the scaffold's built-in ladder when he either lost his balance or slipped. Employee #1 fell backwards causing multiple fractures to the pelvis, ribs, shoulder and wrist. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: Back, Descending Ladder, Electrical, Elevated, Elevated Work Plat, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Installing, Ladder, Lost Balance, Pelvis, Rib, Scaffold, Shoulder, Slip, Slippery Surface, Wrist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation				6

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1483744.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury		Electrical and electronic engineers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause:

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