Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 136426.015 - Employee fractures back in fall from manhole ladder to floor

Accident Summary Nr: 136426.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 08/14/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1528489.015	04/29/2021		238210	Diversified Utility Services, Inc

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on August 14, 2020, an employee working as an electrician for an electrical utility contractor was climbing into a manhole after finishing a job. The employee needed to take some pictures. While climbing down the ladder, the employee grabbed hold of a pin from the manhole lid to steady himself. The pin broke loose causing the employee to fall to the concrete floor below. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured back and dislocated shoulder.

Keywords: Arm, Back, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broke, Climbing on Ladder, Concrete Floor, Construction, Descending, Descending Ladder, Dislocated, Elec Utility Work, Electrician, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Installing, Ladder, Lost Balance, Manhole, Manhole Cover, Shoulder, Undrgrd Installation, Unsafe Position, Unstable Position, Utility

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1528489.015	38	M	Hospitalized injury		Electrical power installers and repairers

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