Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 105040.015 - Employee falls from freezer and fractures ankles, injures ba

Accident Summary Nr: 105040.015 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 04/21/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1311658.015	04/26/2018		238210	Wilson Electric

Abstract: 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: Ankle, Construction, Electrical Work, Electrician, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Installing, Vertebra, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			1	24

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1311658.015	62	M	Hospitalized injury		Electrical and electronic engineers	Distance of Fall: 24 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 24 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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