Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 141178.015 - Employee fractures ankle in slip in fall off penstock pipe

Accident Summary Nr: 141178.015 -- Report ID: 0155010 -- Event Date: 09/09/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1553622.015	09/17/2021		221122	Green Mountain Power Corporation

Abstract: At 10:45 a.m. on September 9, 2021, an employee working for an electric power distributor was walking on top of the penstock. The employee slipped and fell over 8 feet between the penstock and a retaining wall. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured right ankle.

Keywords: Ankle, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Electrical Work, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Foot, Fracture, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Pipe, Retaining Wall, Slip, Slippery Surface, Unsafe Position, Unstable Position, Wall, Work Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1553622.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury

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