OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221378185

WELD POWER SERVICE COMPANY, INC.

PROVIDENCE, RI· 2021-08-03T00:00:00

Event: Arm, Climbing on Ladder, Descending Ladder, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Ladder, Maintenance, Pelvis, Skull, Vertebra
NAICS: 811310
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345458343
Employer profile: WELD POWER SERVICE COMPANY, INC.
Summary number: 221378185
Report ID: 0112300

Event description

Employee falls from ladder while performing generator mainte

Investigation abstract

At 10:30 a.m. on August 3, 2021, Employee #1 was performing maintenance on a generator when he fell from a 10-foot ladder, striking a concrete floor. He sustained a fractured skull, pelvis, ribs, vertebrae, and a possible broken arm, and was hospitalized for treatment.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 34 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
215

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