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Tri-City Electrical Contractors, Inc

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — ORLANDO, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Tri-City Electrical Contractors, Inc in ORLANDO, FLORIDA
Employer Tri-City Electrical Contractors, Inc Report ID 20161010065
Address Tunnels at Epcot Center under Spaceship Earth City, State ZIP ORLANDO, FLORIDA 32821
Event Date October 26, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Step ladders
Industry (NAICS) 238210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 28.39000, -81.47000

Incident Narrative

An employee was pulling wires from a pipe while standing on an 8 ft. A-frame ladder. The employee lost balance and fell from the fourth step of the ladder breaking his left ankle.

Incident Summary

On October 26, 2016, a worker at Tri-City Electrical Contractors, Inc in ORLANDO, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with step ladders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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