Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100073071 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Ladder after Electric Shock

Accident Summary Nr: 100073071 -- Report ID: 0453720 -- Event Date: 03/09/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309514701	03/21/2006	1731	238210	Meci & Associates, Inc.

Abstract: On March 9, 2006, Employee #1 was tying "MC" cables to a junction box in a ceiling 13 ft by 10 in. high. Employee #1 was using an 8 ft fiberglass A-frame ladder. A #10 solid yellow wire made contact with the set screw connector, causing an arc flash and short in the ground, exposing Employee #1 to 277 volts of alternating current. The breaker tripped. Employee #1 came down the ladder, and for some reason, he fell approximately 4 to 6 ft to the ground, striking his head. Employee #1 suffered a head injury. An on-staff nurse for the host employer began CPR and was able to resuscitate Employee #1. Employee #1 was transported to the Wilkes Regional Medical Center, then flown to Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, NC, and was hospitalized.

Keywords: ELECTRIC ARC, HEAD, CPR, LADDER, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, DESCENDING, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000	1	4

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309514701			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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