OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221443989
ELECNOR BELCO ELECTRIC INC
RANCHO MIRAGE, CA·
Event description
Employee falls from truck, receives head injury
Investigation abstract
At 11:55 a.m. on February 24, 2022, an employee completed installation of a traffic light camera and sat on the toolbox of a bucket truck to take a break. The employee was observed to be stretching, leaned backwards and fell approximately four feet appearing to have fainted. Bystanders called for an emergency response and was found on unconscious and did not have a pulse. Responders provided CPR and was revived by paramedics. The employee was hospitalized to treat a head injury and heart arrhythmia.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 23 M
- Event type
- 4
- Occupation code
- 7054
- Fall distance
- 4
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