Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1428464.015 - J W Didado

Inspection Information - Office: Toledo Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1428464.015

Report ID: 0524700

Date Opened: 09/05/2019

Site Address:
J W Didado
5918 Creekside Ln.
North Ridgeville, OH 44035

Mailing Address:
1033 Kelly Ave, Akron, OH 44306

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 238210/Electrical Contractors

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/05/2019

Emphasis: L:Fall

Case Closed: 09/30/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1493941	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 119580.015

Event: 08/29/2019

Employee sustains multiple back fractures in fall from tower

At 3:30 p.m. on August 29, 2019, Employee #1, employed by an electrical contractor, was climbing down the steel structure of an electrical transmission tower after completing the assigned work. The employee was using a fall protection harness with two pelican clips. He later reported that he was on the lower level of the tower, had clipped the bottom clip, and was reaching up to disengage the top clip when he fell, a fall height of 25 feet. The employee was hospitalized to treat multiple fractures to the back.

Keywords: Back, Climbing, Construction, Descending, Electrical Work, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Harness, PPE, Spine, Steel Column, Transmission Tower

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1428464.015	23	M	Hospitalized injury		Electrical power installers and repairers

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