Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1493780.015 - Penn State University - Behrend

Inspection Information - Office: Erie Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1493780.015

Report ID: 0336000

Date Opened: 09/22/2020

Site Address:
Penn State University - Behrend
4701 College Drive
Erie, PA 16563

Mailing Address:
4701 College Drive, Erie, PA 16563

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 611310/ Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: StateGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/25/2021

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/25/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1661000	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 129653.015

Event: 09/16/2020

Employee fractures vertebrae and humerus and burns hand when

At 8:15 a.m. on September 16, 2020, an employee was retrofitting a light to LED, while on a ladder approximately 6-7 feet off of the ground. The employee was shocked by the light fixture and fell from the ladder. The employee fractured two vertebrae and his left humerus and burned his hand. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Arm, Electric Shock, Electrical Burn, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Ladder, Lighting, Vertebra

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1493780.015	47	M	Hospitalized injury		Electrical and electronic engineers

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