Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 131303.015 - Employee sustains concussion in fall from ladder to floor

Accident Summary Nr: 131303.015 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 11/21/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1503726.015	11/21/2020		238210	Windsor Electric Co., Inc.

Abstract: At 9:57 a.m. on November 21, 2020, an employee working as an electrician for an electrical contractor was installing electrical boxes and lighting controllers. The employee was working from an 8-foot stepladder approximately 6 feet above the concrete floor. The employee lost his balance causing the stepladder to fall over and causing him to fall to the concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized to treat a concussion, seizers, and a laceration to his face requiring stitches.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concrete Floor, Concussion, Construction, Electrical Box, Electrical Work, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall On Same Level, Falling Object, Head, Installing, Laceration, Lighting, Lost Balance, Seizure, Stepladder, Suture

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1503726.015	20	M	Hospitalized injury		Electricians	Distance of Fall: 6 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause:

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