Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 96216.015 - Employee installing cable incurs fractures in fall through f

Accident Summary Nr: 96216.015 -- Report ID: 0627500 -- Event Date: 06/05/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1238556.015	06/09/2017		238210	Charter Communications

Abstract: At 8:30 p.m. on June 5, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a telecommunications company, was working at a multifamily residential building. He was in an attic and performing a cable installation. Employee #1 fell through the attic floor and landed on a stairwell, a fall height of 12 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for multiple fractured ribs.

Keywords: Attic, Cable Tv Work, Fall, Fall Protection, Floor Hole, Fracture, Installing, Joist, Residential Construction, Rib

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Other			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1238556.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Installers And Repairers	Distance of Fall: 12 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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