Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202509568 - Electrician Injured in Fall from A-Frame Stepladder

Accident Summary Nr: 202509568 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 11/19/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314332941	11/28/2012	1629	237110	Fidel Electric, Inc.,

Abstract: On November 19, 2012, Employee #1, a 48-year-old male Electricians' Apprentice with Fidel Electric Inc., was using a 6-ft., A-frame, stepladder, to perform normal duties. Employee #1 fell from the stepladder and landed on a concrete floor. Employee #1 sustained broken right femur in the fall and was hospitalized for treatment of his injury.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STEPLADDER, ELECTRICIAN, LADDER, ELECTRICAL WORK, FALL, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314332941			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Electricians' apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 2 feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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