Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 137504.015 - Employee falls from roof, fractures pelvis and thighbone

Accident Summary Nr: 137504.015 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 01/19/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1512050.015	01/28/2021		238210	Faza Electric Services, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on January 19, 2021, Employee #1 and his foreman, employed by an electrical contractor, were working on the roof of a two-story commercial building. They were pulling wires from the electrical panel located on the ground floor to the roof top air conditioner unit and hard wiring the unit. As Employee #1 assisted the foreman by pulling the fish line, he was walking along the edge of the roof. Employee #1 fell, a fall height of 18 feet. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of fractures to the pelvis and femur (thighbone).

Keywords: Air Conditioner, Blunt force trauma, Construction, Electrical Work, Electrical panel, Electrician, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Installing, Leg, Pelvis, Roof, Thigh, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1512050.015	21	M	Hospitalized injury		Electricians' apprentices	Distance of Fall: 18 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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