Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-27	Springfield	Pa	BJ's Wholesale Club	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was using a forklift to pull down a pallet from a steel rack. A bulb fell from a light fixture and made contact with the forklift, startling the employee and resulting in the control handle getting pulled back, which caused the employee's left hand to get caught between the cabin and the steel racking. The employee's left little finger was amputated.
2021-10-06	Mars	Pa	Arrow Electric Inc.	Forearm(s)	Injured by object breaking in hand
An employee was taking down a porcelain light fixture when the fixture broke and landed on the employee's forearm, causing a laceration.
2021-10-01	Fitzgerald	Ga	Polar Beverages	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level
An employee was standing on a portable ladder and working on a light fixture when he received an electric shock from a secondary power source. The employee fell to the ground and injured their back.
2021-09-28	Youngstown	Oh	CoreCivic	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was using a three-step ladder to change a light fixture. The employee fell to the ground and sustained a fractured hip.
2021-06-21	Duquesne	Pa	Sargent Electric Company	Head, neck, and trunk	Other fall to lower level
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.
2021-04-19	Conroe	Tx	Texas Electrical Solutions Corporation	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on a step ladder changing a light fixture. While descending the step ladder, he slipped and fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a broken hip.
2021-03-09	West Orange	Nj	ST. BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was on a ladder repairing a light fixture. The fixture shorted, and he suffered an electrical shock and burns to both hands.
2021-01-31	Olympia	Wa	Nisqually Red Wind Casino	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
A parking garage employee had been working from a ladder and a roof to examine an outdoor light fixture. The employee fell off the edge of the roof approximately 11 feet and sustained a broken left femur.
2021-01-24	Enid	Ok	INTEGRIS Bass Baptist Health Center	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was shocked while replacing a can light fixture. The employee suffered a burn to the hand and a shoulder sprain.
2021-01-14	Duluth	Ga	New Alliance Services, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
An employee was standing on a 6-foot ladder while installing light fixtures on a third-floor balcony when he fell three stories from the ladder to the ground floor, resulting in broken ribs and a punctured lung.
2021-01-07	Jackson	Ms	Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was replacing a light fixture in an office ceiling and sustained a possible electric shock. The employee fell from the stepladder and suffered fractures to the face and left shoulder.
2020-10-14	Osceola	Ar	Big River Steel, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was removing a light fixture from a conduit. He was using a fixture clamp vise and ratchet set. The fixture shifted and amputated a quarter-inch of his left index fingertip.
2020-10-01	Tampa	Fl	The Fishel Company	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was working on a streetlight fixture to be installed on a pole. The employee was caught between the lower boom of a bucket truck and a tool box, mounted on the bed of the truck. The employee suffered broken ribs and a collapsed lung and was hospitalized.
2020-09-16	Erie	Pa	Penn State University - Behrend	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was on a ladder 6 to 7 feet high performing maintenance work on a light fixture. The employee received and electrical shock and fell from the ladder to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with two fractured vertebrae, a fractured left humerus, and an electrical burn on his hand.
2020-08-27	Kansas City	Mo	MC Electric	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was servicing an overhead light fixture when he received an electric shock that made him fall from an 8-foot ladder to the ground. He hit shelving as he fell, cutting his head. He also suffered a broken wrist and broken ribs.
2020-08-05	Temple	Tx	Amos Electric Supply	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee came into contact with a battery backup wire while replacing a light fixture. He fell off his ladder to the floor, suffering a head injury.
2020-07-02	Kenosha	Wisconsin	Uline, Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was cleaning a light fixture on a loading dock. Her foot was entangled in the dock door's pull rope and she fell to the floor, suffering a broken left hip.
2020-06-19	Queensbury	New York	MLB CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LLC	Head	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was helping to steady a light pole that was being removed when the light fixture fell from the pole and struck his head, causing a severe laceration.
2020-04-15	Royston	Georgia	PTI Royston, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was on a 6-foot step ladder, using a wire cutter/stripper to prepare a wire for reconnection to a light fixture in a drop ceiling. A short-circuit caused a flash of light and the employee fell from the ladder to the concrete floor. The employee suffered two broken ribs on the left side, a bruised left lung, and a contusion, and was hospitalized.
2020-02-04	Chicago	Illinois	Imperial Lighting Maintenance Co.	Knee(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on a ladder repairing a light fixture. The employee fell to the ground while coming down the ladder, detaching the muscle in both knees.
2020-01-29	Dallas	Texas	Environmental Lighting Service, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working from a scissor lift and wiring a light fixture near a roll-up door when the door was activated and the employee became rolled up in the door. Nearby employees activated the door to release the employee, who fell approximately 10 feet to the concrete floor and suffered broken ribs.
2020-01-28	Santa Rosa Beach	Florida	Henderson Electric of NWF, LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
After installing light fixtures in a room of a new 3-story house, an employee opened the door to an elevator shaft thinking it was another room and fell down approximately 36 feet to the ground floor. He suffered fractures to both legs, a vertebra, and an arm and was hospitalized.
2019-09-09	Boston	Massachusett	Harvard University	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
While troubleshooting a light fixture, an employee sustained an electric shock and fell from a ladder.
2019-08-16	Loveland	Colorado	Merit Electric Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet
Two employees were working on an exterior light fixture from a scissor lift 8 feet above the ground, right outside of the door to an airplane hangar. The hangar door was opened, knocking the scissor lift over. The two employees fell to the ground, suffering injuries including a broken jaw and arm fractures. Both employees were hospitalized.
2019-08-06	Branford	Florida	Gray Construction Services, Inc.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
On August 6, 2019, an employee was supervising the renovation of an elementary school. He was reconnecting a light fixture to the power source when he was electrically shocked and fell about 8 feet from an A-frame ladder to the floor. He sustained burns to his hands and dislocated his left knee cap. He was hospitalized and required surgery.
2019-08-02	Gulfport	Mississippi	Paige Electric Co, LLC	Brain	Other fall to lower level
While replacing a ceiling light fixture, an employee was shocked and fell. The employee's head struck the floor, and the employee was hospitalized with head trauma.
2019-06-04	Meridian	Mississippi	Personnel Networks Inc.	Arm(s)	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet
An employee was standing on a ladder installing a light fixture and fell approximately 3 feet when the metal ladder collapsed resulting in a broken right arm.
2019-05-11	Long Island City	New York	Wonton Food Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was cleaning a light fixture and pipe on a 12-foot A-frame ladder near an entryway with an automatic upward sliding door. The door was activated, opened upward and knocked the employee off the ladder. He fractured his left shoulder and neck.
2019-05-08	Sarasota	Florida	Sun Hydraulics, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
A maintenance technician was changing a light fixture inside a CNC machine. When the employee was taking his hands out the machine, he was punctured by one of the machine's drill bits. The drill bits are sharp, needle like. The drill bit broke off inside the employees left index finger, just above the knuckle and had to be removed surgically.
2019-05-07	Montgomery	Alabama	Sabel Steel Service, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion in throwing-multiple episodes
An employee was tossing old light fixtures into a scrap bin when he felt pain in his lower left quadrant. He was admitted to the hospital for surgery to repair a hernia.
2019-04-08	Melbourne	Florida	EXTREME AIR & ELECTRIC INC.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee was in a basket attached to a forklift working on light fixtures. The basket fell off the forks and the employee fell to the ground, suffering fractures.
2019-03-13	Evanston	Illinois	Crown Energy Services, Inc.	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
At about 12:30 on March 13, 2019, an employee was climbing a 6-foot ladder, reached the third or fourth rung, and opened a light fixture lens cover to replace the light bulb. The light fixture (and an 18-by-7-foot section of the T-bar ceiling) fell and knocked the employee off the ladder. He suffered a concussion.
2019-03-11	Melbourne	Florida	East COast Zoological Society of FLorida	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on a ladder repairing a light fixture. The employee fell from the ladder, suffering broken shoulder blades, broken ribs, and a bulging lower-back vertebra.
2019-03-02	El Paso	Texas	Coefficient Electric	Face	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was installing a light fixture when it fell and struck him. He suffered injuries to the nose and right eye, as well as broken facial bones.
2019-02-14	Sanford	Florida	Industrial Lighting Products, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less
An employee was using electrical testing equipment while working with light fixtures and was shocked by a 110-volt current. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-01-25	Winfield	Kansas	Newell Rubbermaid Inc	Forearm(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was working in a boom lift changing out light fixtures when their arm became caught between the lift basket and a rack. The employee was hospitalized with a right radius fracture and open wound.
2018-09-06	Houston	Texas	Southwest Electrical Contracting Services	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was on an 8-foot ladder, taking apart a light fixture in a ceiling grid. A live wire shocked him and he fell to the floor. He suffered burns and lacerations to his left hand.
2018-09-06	Orange Park	Florida	Southern Atlantic Electric Company, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on a 12-foot ladder changing a light fixture. He lost his balance and fell to the tile floor, suffering a head laceration and fractures to his right elbow, his left wrist, three ribs, an eye socket, and his skull. He was hospitalized.
2018-08-06	Denver	Colorado	Mercy Housing	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was cleaning windows and light fixtures using a step ladder when she lost her footing and fell to the ground, breaking her leg and requiring hospitalization.
2018-07-27	Denver	Colorado	Choice Electric Corporation	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
While replacing a fluorescent two-by-four light fixture with an LED fixture, an employee was shocked and fell off a 6-foot ladder (likely from the third rung) to the ground.
2018-07-24	Bee Cave	Texas	J.S. Electric, Inc.	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on a 12-foot step ladder getting ready to strap up a flexible conduit on a light fixture. When he grabbed the flexible conduit, he was shocked by ~277 volts and fell off the ladder to the ground, fracturing his L3 vertebra.
2018-06-20	Stroudsburg	Pennsylvania	Five Guys Enterprises, LLC	Elbow(s) and arms(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was descending a ladder after cleaning a light fixture when he fell to the ground, fracturing his arm and elbow.
2018-04-27	Hines	Illinois	Edward Hines Junior VA Hospital	Multiple body parts	Struck, caught, or crushed in collapsing structure, equipment, or material, n.e.c.
An employee was cleaning her workstation and organizing her files when a section of the acoustical ceiling (tiles and grid), adjacent light fixtures, and portions of the plaster ceiling above suddenly collapsed due to a prolonged, concealed steam leak that weakened the fastener connections. She sustained a cut to her head, bruise to her head, scratches on her neck, a scratch to her left hand, and irritation to her right hand, requiring hospitalization.
2018-03-27	Minot	North Dakota	Legacy Management, LLC	Multiple head locations	Other fall to lower level
An employee was tightening a light fixture from an A-frame ladder when he lost his balance and fell to the floor. He hit his head, suffering head and tongue lacerations that required hospitalization and sutures.
2018-03-01	Dallas	Texas	South Oxford Management LLC	Pelvis	Other fall to lower level
While changing a light fixture from a 12-foot step ladder, an employee fell to the ground, suffering a fractured pelvis.
2018-02-17	Pinellas Park	Florida	Sunshine Electric of Pinellas, Inc.	Heel(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
While taking down a light fixture, an employee fell about 7 feet from an A-frame ladder and broke both heels.
2018-02-10	Houston	Texas	Hightower Electric Company, LTD	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on a 7-foot step ladder installing ceiling light fixtures. The employee contacted energized wiring with wire strippers and fell from the ladder. The employee was hospitalized for head trauma and broken ribs.
2018-02-05	Omaha	Nebraska	SUPERIOR LIGHTING INCORPORATED	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was on a ladder removing a light fixture with a screwdriver when he fell backwards off the ladder from approximately 4 feet, injuring his right arm and pelvis.
2018-01-22	Yazoo City	Mississippi	Moses Electric, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was in a lift changing light fixtures on a pole in front of a house when he contacted a powerline and was shocked, suffering third degree burns.
2018-01-03	Moundsville	West Virgini	LeVeck Lighting Products, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by object breaking in hand
An employee was working on a light fixture when the bulb broke and cut his right little finger. The employee wrapped his hand initially, but then unwrapped it to look at it and fainted. The employee fell and hit his head on the baggage rack before hitting the floor and having a seizure.
2017-10-09	West Bend	Wisconsin	Premier Workforce Solutions, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee was shocked and fell from a ladder while changing out the ballast of a light fixture, suffering electrical burns and bumps/bruises from the fall.
2017-09-27	Miami	Florida	C. DAVIS ELECTRIC CO., INC.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on a ladder installing a light fixture when he received an electrical shock, causing him to fall off the ladder to the ground. He suffered a back injury.
2017-07-17	Ardmore	Oklahoma	EJ-Ardmore Foundry, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
On 7/15/2017, an employee received an electrical shock at a junction box for a pole-mounted light fixture, requiring hospitalization.
2017-06-19	Dallas	Texas	Pioneer Frozen Foods Inc.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was shocked while working on a light fixture and fell approximately 9 feet from the extension ladder he was on, fracturing his right wrist and right ankle.
2017-03-15	El Paso	Texas	All Trades Electrical Contractor	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was replacing a fluorescent light fixture when he was shocked and fell off a ladder approximately 5 feet high. The employee suffered an injury to his shoulder blade from the fall as well as the electrical shock from the light fixture. The employee was admitted to the hospital.
2017-03-01	Opa Locka	Florida	ION ELECTRIC, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee received an electrical shock when he made contact with a 277V circuit. At the time of the incident, the employee was relocating a 2' x 4' ceiling grid light fixture using an 8-foot A-frame ladder.
2017-02-21	Mckinney	Texas	Rosser Interest, Inc.	Head	Other fall to lower level
An employee on a bakers scaffold fell while attempting to remove a light fixture. The employee's head struck the floor and suffered a contusion, requiring hospitalization.
2017-02-17	Apopka	Florida	Bright Future Electric, LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was working from a ladder to connect a light fixture. The circuit was live and shocked the employee, causing him to fall 8 to 10 feet off the ladder. He suffered a minor electrical burn on his left hand, a lower back fracture, and a fractured right heel.
2017-02-13	Monroe	Louisiana	Twin City Electric, Inc.	Skull	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was standing on a ladder changing out a light fixture. As he reinstalled the light, he was shocked when he touched the wiring. He fell approximately 4 to 6 feet from the ladder and struck his head on the concrete, fracturing his skull. The fixture was energized at the time of the incident.
2017-02-04	East Elmhurst	New York	GMA ELECTRICAL CORP.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell off a ladder while installing a light fixture in a suspended ceiling, fracturing vertebrae and requiring hospitalization.
2017-02-03	Topeka	Kansas	Superior Lighting, Inc.	Brain	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was changing a lamp in a light fixture when he lost his balance and fell off an 8-foot ladder. He struck the concrete below and suffered a broken back bone, fractured skull, and brain trauma.
2017-01-16	Boise	Idaho	Anderson & Wood Construction Company, Inc.	Skull	Other fall to lower level
An employee was installing a light fixture, contacted a live wire, and fell off a ladder. The employee sustained multiple skull fractures, facial contusions, and a burn on his hand and arm.
2017-01-03	Wadsworth	Ohio	The Inn at Coalridge	Heel(s)	Other fall to lower level
On January 3, 2017, an employee fell from an A-frame ladder while attempting to change the ballast in an overhead light fixture, suffering heel fractures to both feet.
2016-10-20	Massillon	Ohio	Mercy Health Center	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was standing on or about the third rung of a ladder working on a light fixture and experienced electrical shock. The employee fell off the ladder landing on his head and shoulder.
2016-08-30	Mandeville	Louisiana	Nobles Construction, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was removing light fixtures and fell off a ladder injuring vertebrae and fracturing fingers.
2016-08-18	Plano	Illinois	Menard, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
On or about August 18, 2016, an employee was standing on a desktop while screwing an LED bulb into a new light fixture when he fell 39 inches to the floor below. He was hospitalized for a back injury.
2016-08-03	Houston	Texas	Staybright Electric of Colorado, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was troubleshooting a light fixture when he came into contact with an energized circuit. He was working from a scissor lift at a height of approximately 19 feet. After the shock, he fell out of the scissor lift and landed on the concrete surface below, suffering multiple fractures and requiring hospitalization.
2016-07-16	Dallas	Texas	JMEG	Foot (feet)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was working on a 6' ladder installing a light fixture. The employee received an electrical shock and fell from the ladder fracturing his foot.
2016-07-08	Austin	Texas	Facilities Solution Group, LLC.	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was installing light fixtures when he came in contact with live electrical wires and sustained a shock. He then fell approximately 14 feet from a 16-foot ladder, breaking his ankle and requiring surgery.
2016-07-05	Dalton	Georgia	Adman Electric	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee touched a live wire while installing a 277-volt light fixture, burning his right hand index finger and receiving an electrical shock.
2016-06-26	Jersey City	New Jersey	Jersey City Medical Center RWJ Barnabas Health	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
While working on a light fixture, an employee fell off a ladder to the floor.
2016-06-09	Hialeah	Florida	Walker Properties Services, LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was installing a light fixture from a ladder when he received an electrical shock and fell to the ground, suffering broken teeth and a fractured right patella.
2016-05-16	Augusta	Georgia	PRAYON INC.	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
On May 16, 2016, at 11:05 a.m., an employee was replacing a light fixture while standing on a ladder that was approximately 4 feet off the ground. He came in contact with a live electrical wire and was shocked. He then fell from the ladder to the ground below.
2016-04-21	Westbury	New York	UNITED RANGER, INC.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
While replacing a light fixture, an employee suffered a shock injury and fell from a ladder to the ground. The employee suffered contusions and minor burns.
2016-03-29	Saint Simons Island	Georgia	Sea Island Acquisition, LLC	Pelvis	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee fell 5 to 6 feet from a stepladder while working on a light fixture, suffering a fractured pelvis and head bleeding.
2016-03-10	Little Rock	Arkansas	Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare SystemJohn L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was installing an LED light fixture in the light circuit when he was shocked. He suffered burns to his left and right hands, broken ribs, a head laceration, and a possible fractured rib. The light circuit was not locked out and personal protection equipment was not worn at the time of the incident.
2016-03-07	Clearwater	Florida	MJM Electric, Inc.	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was installing a light fixture from a ladder when he made contact with a live electrical wire. He fell from the ladder and fractured his clavicle.
2016-02-29	Spring	Texas	Lewis Food Town, Inc.	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
The employee was standing on a desk to measure the plastic cover on an overhead fluorescent light fixture. He stepped on the corner of the desk and the leg of the desk penetrated the 5/8" plywood flooring. The employee fell three feet and fractured the right leg.
2016-02-10	Midland	Texas	BERG ELECTRIC CORPORATION	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
After installing a light fixture, an employee fell off the ladder, suffering a compression fracture to the lower back and dislocating an elbow.
2016-02-01	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Scalise Industries Corporation	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was attempting to connect the cables for an LED light fixture when he received an electrical shock, suffering burns to his hands. He was hospitalized for treatment.
2015-10-13	Omaha	Nebraska	First Group, PLC	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
A maintenance employee fell from the top of a school bus while attempting to remove a strobe light fixture from the top of the bus. The employee fractured the right hip.
2015-09-04	San Antonio	Texas	All Texas Electrical Services, Inc.	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was installing a light fixture from a scissor lift when the railing broke. The employee fell about 10 feet, injuring their hip and breaking three foot bones. The employee required hip surgery.
2015-07-09	San Antonio	Texas	Parkland Vertical Solutions	Brain	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet
An employee was on an A-Frame ladder installing a 20-pound piece of aluminum to a light fixture. The ladder buckled and the employee fell from the second rung of the ladder to the floor, hitting the back of his head on the ground. He was hospitalized.
2015-01-16	Kissimmee	Florida	Enterprise Electric, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was installing a light fixture. He was shocked and fell from the 8-foot, A-frame ladder he was using, with his feet about 4 feet off the ground. When he was shocked, the ladder and he fell in opposite directions. He has some tingling in his right arm and restrictions for both arms until further evaluation.
2015-01-07	Lake Charles	Louisiana	Labarre Associates, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Employee was using a 5-6 ft extension ladder to access an exterior light fixture. Upon removing the light fixture, the fixture broke free of the wall and fell towards the employee's face. Employee attempted to dodge the falling fixture, causing him to lose his footing on the ladder. He fell from the ladder and was hospitalized with fractures to both bones in his right ankle.