Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 128623.015 - Employee falls from ladder and suffers fractures and lacerat

Accident Summary Nr: 128623.015 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 03/25/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1471836.015	04/06/2020		238210	Pacific Wired, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:15 a.m. on March 25, 20202, Employee #1 was working for a construction electrical contractor. Employee #1 was performing wire work at a new residential job site. Employee #1 was attaching wiring to the framing members while sitting on the top of a 6-foot stepladder. Employee #1 was drilling through a joist when the drilled jammed causing him to lose balance and fall to the floor. Employee #1 fell on his head/face causing a subdural hematoma, left wrist fracture, neck strain and scalp laceration. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: Drill, Electrician, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Head, Hemorrhage, Jammed, Laceration, Ladder, Lost Balance, Neck, Scalp, Stepladder, Top Plate

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1471836.015	48	M	Hospitalized injury		Technicians, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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