Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 99538.015 - Employee falls through light opening and fractures lower bac

Accident Summary Nr: 99538.015 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 09/26/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1268149.015	10/04/2017		336214	A.R.E Accessories, Llc

Abstract: At 10:00 p.m. on September 26, 2017, an employee was installing wiring to the lights and stepped onto a loose hole cover. The employee fell through a light fixture opening and fractured his lower back when he struck the concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Back-Up Alarm, Concrete Slab, Electrical, Fall, Floor Opening, Fracture, Lighting

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1	11

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1268149.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury		Electronic repairers, communica. & indus. equip.	Distance of Fall: 11 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 11 feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause:

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