Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions

Name: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions at Ace Electric, Inc.
Start: 12/31/2021

1 hospitalization · 20211211187 · 12/31/2021 · Ace Electric, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple head locations
Nature of injury: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source: Step ladders
Secondary source: Electrical wiring-building

Employer

Name: Ace Electric, Inc.
Location: 620 Stiles Ave., SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, 31415
NAICS: 238210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was installing light fixtures while standing on an 8-foot step ladder. While stripping a 12 AWG (American wire gauge) conductor, he was shocked, causing him to fall and hit his head on the concrete floor. The employee sustained a laceration to his forehead; a concussion; and orbital, sinus, and forehead fractures.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown