Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 96615.015 - Worker falls and is impaled on grounding rod

Accident Summary Nr: 96615.015 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 06/22/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1242418.015	06/23/2017		238210	Mark H. Anderson

Abstract: At 12:45 p.m. on June 22, 2017, Employee #1, employed by an electrical services contractor, was attempting to install an 8-foot grounding rod on the exterior of a shed at a job site. He was working from an 8-foot Werner stepladder and using a Bosch jackhammer to drive the grounding rod into the ground. Employee #1 lost his balance and fell from the ladder onto the grounding rod, a fall height of 4 feet. The rod punctured his abdomen and exited through his upper right shoulder. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for the puncture wounds and damage to a kidney and bowel.

Keywords: Construction, Electrical, Fall, Grounding Electrode, Impaled, Installing, Kidney, Ladder, Lost Balance, Puncture

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1242418.015	37	M	Hospitalized injury		Electricians	Distance of Fall: 4 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 4 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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