Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201060621 - Employee injured in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201060621 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 08/09/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120134804	08/15/1997	1731	0	United Electric Contractors

Abstract: On August 9, 1997, Employee #1, a journeyman electrician, was a new worker at an elementary school rehabilitation project. He and a coworker were pulling wires for disconnects. Employee #1 was carrying a tool bucket full of materials while climbing an access ladder to the school attic. He lost his grip at the top and fell 17 ft, fracturing his hip and knee.

Keywords: KNEE, FRACTURE, WORK RULES, ELECTRICIAN, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, HIP

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000	1	25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120134804			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 17 feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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