HANKARD ELECTRIC CO., INC.
Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts
| Employer | HANKARD ELECTRIC CO., INC. |
| Address | 325 Vassar St. |
| City, State ZIP | CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts 02139 |
| Report ID | 2018032786 |
| Event Date | March 21, 2018 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury |
| Body Part | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level, unspecified |
| Source of Injury | Movable ladders, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238210 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.35502, -71.10583 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was on a ladder testing an energized wire in the ceiling to make it safe when his pliers touched the electrical junction box, causing an arc flash. The flash startled the employee, causing him to fall off the second rung of the ladder to the floor, re-aggravating a pre-existing shoulder injury.
Incident Summary
On March 21, 2018, a worker at HANKARD ELECTRIC CO., INC. in CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with movable ladders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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