Lacey Electric Inc.
Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet - Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury - NEWARK, Delaware
| Employer | Lacey Electric Inc. |
| Address | Springhill Suites Hotel (NEW CONSTRUCTION), 400 Ogletown Road |
| City, State ZIP | NEWARK, Delaware 19711 |
| Report ID | 2018010459 |
| Event Date | January 15, 2018 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury |
| Body Part | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet |
| Source of Injury | Elevators, hoists, aerial lifts, personnel platforms-except truck-mounted, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238210 |
| Inspection # | 1287870 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.68000, -75.73000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was standing on the fifth floor at an open window waiting to receive three reels of aluminum electrical wire and one ground wire reel. The reels were in a makeshift wooden box set atop the forks of a telehandler, which were being raised to the open window by a truck operator. The employee retrieved two electrical reels and the ground wire reel. The last reel of electrical wire remained lopsided within the box. The employee climbed out from the window into the makeshift wooden box (holding the last reel of electrical wire). The box shifted and slipped off the forks. The employee fell with the box approximately five stories to the ground, suffering broken ribs and a back injury. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.
Incident Summary
On January 15, 2018, a worker at Lacey Electric Inc. in NEWARK, Delaware suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level more than 30 feet, with elevators, hoists, aerial lifts, personnel platforms-except truck-mounted, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 185 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet injuries.
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