Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202545786 - Employee Fractures Arm and Back in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 202545786 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 07/20/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314865668	08/22/2013	4911	221122	La City Water & Power

Abstract: At approximately 12:12 p.m. on July 20, 2013, Employee #1 was inside an underground electrical vault working from an A frame ladder. The employee stood on the third step of the five ft ladder as he tied new electric cable to a bracket. Employee #1 fell off the ladder and landed on the concrete. The employee was transported to an area hospital, where he was treated for a fractured left forearm and a broken lower back. Employee #1 remained hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ELECTRICAL VAULT, LADDER, BACK, ELEC UTILITY WORK, FALL, ARM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314865668			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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