Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 128087.015 - Employee falls from platform and incurs multiple injuries

Accident Summary Nr: 128087.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 07/17/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1485402.015	07/28/2020		238210	Fusion Electric & Engineering Llc

Abstract: On July 17, 2020, an employee was changing out a fuse on an AC unit. The worker chose to use a platform instead of a ladder, resulting in a fall to the ground, which was an unpaved dirt surface. The employee sustained multiple injuries, including broken ribs, vertebrae, and clavicle. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Clavicle, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Ground, Ladder, Platform, Rib, Vertebra

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1485402.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Installers And Repairers	Distance of Fall: 16 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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