Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 139743.015 - Employee fractures shoulder and knee in fall from trusses

Accident Summary Nr: 139743.015 -- Report ID: 0454733 -- Event Date: 09/15/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1555401.015	09/17/2021		561790	Cookeville - Leisure Services

Abstract: At 9:15 a.m. on September 15, 2021, an employee working as an electrical technician for a property management company was preparing to install an extension cord reel. The employee was walking on a 2-foot by 6-foot board between ceiling trusses and when he lost his footing and fell to the floor below. The employee fractured his shoulder and knee and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Board, Electrician, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Floor, Fracture, Installing, Knee, Shoulder, Shoulder Bone, Truss, Walking Surface, Wood Board

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1555401.015	82	M	Hospitalized injury		Electrical and electronic technicians

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