OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221393341

K.N.S. SERVICES, INC.

CIRCLEVILLE, OH· 2021-08-26T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Electrical Wire, Electronic Equipment, Electronic Technicn, Electronic Work, Face, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Ground, Guardrail, Installing, Ladder, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Work Surface
NAICS: 561621
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345539704
Employer profile: K.N.S. SERVICES, INC.
Summary number: 221393341
Report ID: 0522500
Project type: B
Construction end-use: C

Event description

Employee installing wiring fractures face in fall off ladder

Investigation abstract

At 1:45 p.m. on August 26, 2021, an employee working as an electronics technician for a security systems services company was working on ladder installing security camera wiring. The employee lost his footing and fell off of ladder striking a guardrail before hitting the ground. The employee was hospitalized to treat fractures to his facial bones.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 35 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
213

Fall distance
6

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