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Accident Summary Nr: 201773702 - Electrician Injures Back in Fall from Catwalk

Accident Summary Nr: 201773702 -- Report ID: 0213900 -- Event Date: 10/27/2011
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
31597762910/27/20111731238210Calvi Electric Company

Abstract: On October 27, 2011, Employee #1, an electrician, was working while on a catwalk. He fell 15 to 20 ft through a ceiling and landed on a chandelier. Employee #1 was hospitalized for fractured vertebrae.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ELECTRICIAN, BACK, CATWALK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, VERTEBRA
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Other building Alteration or rehabilitation $50,000 to $250,000 30

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 315977629 Hospitalized injury Fracture Electricians Distance of Fall: feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet
Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work
Fatality Cause: Fall from/with platform catwalk (attached to struc

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