Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170375992 - Employee injured in fall

Accident Summary Nr: 170375992 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 07/28/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119703064	08/02/1995	1731	0	Horizon Electric

Abstract: At 6:00 a.m. on July 28, 1995, Employee #1, a part-time electrician for Horizon Electric, was given instructions to install power drops inside the site. He purchased a chain wrench to tighten compression fittings on a service entrance panel. He lost his balance while using the wrench and fell approximately 7 ft to the ground, fracturing his left wrist. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119703064			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Electricians

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