Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201773702 - Electrician Injures Back in Fall from Catwalk

Accident Summary Nr: 201773702 -- Report ID: 0213900 -- Event Date: 10/27/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315977629	10/27/2011	1731	238210	Calvi Electric Company

Abstract: On October 27, 2011, Employee #1, an electrician, was working while on a catwalk. He fell 15 to 20 ft through a ceiling and landed on a chandelier. Employee #1 was hospitalized for fractured vertebrae.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ELECTRICIAN, BACK, CATWALK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, VERTEBRA

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315977629			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Fall from/with platform catwalk (attached to struc

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