Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 129653.015 - Employee fractures vertebrae and humerus and burns hand when

Accident Summary Nr: 129653.015 -- Report ID: 0336000 -- Event Date: 09/16/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1493780.015	09/22/2020		611310	Penn State University - Behrend

Abstract: At 8:15 a.m. on September 16, 2020, an employee was retrofitting a light to LED, while on a ladder approximately 6-7 feet off of the ground. The employee was shocked by the light fixture and fell from the ladder. The employee fractured two vertebrae and his left humerus and burned his hand. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Arm, Electric Shock, Electrical Burn, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Ladder, Lighting, Vertebra

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1493780.015	47	M	Hospitalized injury		Electrical and electronic engineers

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