Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170784524 - Electrician Falls from Ladder and Fractures Both Heels

Accident Summary Nr: 170784524 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 08/15/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119920569	08/28/2013	1731	238210	Agri Electric

Abstract: On August 15, 2013, Employee #1, an electrician employed by Agri Electric, an electrical contractor, was installing lighting fixtures at a building. He was working from a 12-foot A-frame ladder. He lost his footing and fell 8 feet. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for fractures to both heels. He was hospitalized for 10 days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, INSTALLING, ELECTRICIAN, LADDER, LIGHTING FIXTURE, ELECTRICAL WORK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, FOOT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	15

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	119920569			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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