Tri Wire Engineering Solutions Inc.

Other fall to lower level, unspecified - Fractures - LIGONIER, Pennsylvania

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Tri Wire Engineering Solutions Inc. in LIGONIER, Pennsylvania
Employer Tri Wire Engineering Solutions Inc.
Address 741 White City Road
City, State ZIP LIGONIER, Pennsylvania 15658
Report ID 2016010829
Event Date January 28, 2016
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source of Injury Extension ladders
Industry (NAICS) 237130
Inspection # 1122613
GPS Coordinates 40.27678, -79.19898

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Incident Narrative

An employee was installing cable from the utility pole to a house and fell off of an extension ladder fracturing vertebrae as a result of the fall.

Incident Summary

On January 28, 2016, a worker at Tri Wire Engineering Solutions Inc. in LIGONIER, Pennsylvania suffered fractures to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with extension ladders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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