Sargent Electric Company
Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — DUQUESNE, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Sargent Electric Company | Report ID | 2021065062 |
| Address | 300 Kennedy Avenue | City, State ZIP | DUQUESNE, PENNSYLVANIA 15110 |
| Event Date | June 21, 2021 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Head, neck, and trunk |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Source of Injury | Step ladders |
| Secondary Source | Electric parts, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 238210 | Inspection # | 1537715 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.37000, -79.84000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was installing a 277-volt light fixture while on a 6-foot, A-frame ladder when the employee contacted a phase of the conductor and was shocked, causing him to fall backward off the ladder to the ground below. The employee suffered trauma to their head, neck, and chest.
Incident Summary
On June 21, 2021, a worker at Sargent Electric Company in DUQUESNE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the head, neck, and trunk. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with step ladders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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