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Accident: 97245.015 - Electrical Worker Falls From Ladder And Fractures Skull

**Accident: 97245.015 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 07/11/2017**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1247749.015	07/12/2017		Petes Electric Llc

At 4:30 p.m. on July 11, 2017, Employee #1, employed by an electrical contractor , was working at a multiemployer construction project for a new commercial build ing. He was working from an A-frame ladder and installing electrical wiring. E mployee #1 fell from the ladder to the concrete floor, a fall height of approxim ately 6 to 7 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transpor ted to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for traumatic skull fracture i njuries.

Keywords: building, construction, electrical work, fall, fall protection, fracture, head, installing, ladder, skull

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	1247749.015	46	M	Hospitalized injury		Electricians' apprentices	FallDist: 6 FallHt: Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work FatCause:

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