OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221411788

GREEN MOUNTAIN POWER CORPORATION

RUTLAND, VT· 2021-09-09T00:00:00

Event: Ankle, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Electrical Work, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Foot, Fracture, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Pipe, Retaining Wall, Slip, Slippery Surface, Unsafe Position, Unstable Position, Wall, Work Surface
NAICS: 221122
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #345536221
Employer profile: GREEN MOUNTAIN POWER CORPORATION
Summary number: 221411788
Report ID: 0155010

Event description

Employee fractures ankle in slip in fall off penstock pipe

Investigation abstract

At 10:45 a.m. on September 9, 2021, an employee working for an electric power distributor was walking on top of the penstock. The employee slipped and fell over 8 feet between the penstock and a retaining wall. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured right ankle.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 50 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
0

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