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Accident: 105040.015 - Employee Falls From Freezer And Fractures Ankles, Injures Ba
Accident: 105040.015 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 04/21/2018 | |||||||
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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| 1311658.015 | 04/26/2018 | Wilson Electric | |||||
| At 11:36 a.m. on April 21, 2018, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by an electrical services company, were engaged in installation work inside a 24-foot building. They were pulling Cat 5E data cable from the top of a large walk-in freezer and attaching J-hooks. The employees were not using fall protection. Employee #1 fell, a fall height of 23 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for fractures to both ankles and injuries to multiple vertebrae. | |||||||
Keywords:
vertebra, fall, electrician, fracture, installing, fall protection, electrical work, construction, work surface, ankle
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| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
| Other building | New project or new addition | 1 | 24 | ||||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
| 1 | 1311658.015 | 62 | M | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Electrical and electronic engineers | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: FatCause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof) |