Ohio Edison Company

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — SPRINGFIELD, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Ohio Edison Company in SPRINGFIELD, OHIO
Employer Ohio Edison Company Report ID 2015074833
Address 420 York St. City, State ZIP SPRINGFIELD, OHIO 45505
Event Date July 20, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Ladders, unspecified
Secondary Source Bees, hornets, wasps
Industry (NAICS) 221122 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 39.91000, -83.79000

Incident Narrative

On July 20, 2015, an employee was climbing a fiberglass ladder to access a transformer when he was attacked by hornets. While trying to quickly get off the ladder, he fell and broke his right arm and damaged his spleen.

Incident Summary

On July 20, 2015, a worker at Ohio Edison Company in SPRINGFIELD, OHIO suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with ladders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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