Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 103019.015 - Electrician is shocked and falls from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 103019.015 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 02/10/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1294298.015	02/12/2018		238210	Hightower Electric Company, Ltd

Abstract: At 10:45 a.m. on February 10, 2018, Employee #1, employed by an electrical services company, was working at a seven-story commercial building. He was working from a stepladder and wiring 277-VAC light fixtures into the ceiling. Employee #1 made contact with energized wiring conductors and fell to the concrete floor, a fall height of 9 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for head trauma and multiple fractured ribs.

Keywords: Construction, Electric Shock, Electrician, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Head, Lockout/Tagout, Rib, Stepladder

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			7

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1294298.015	55	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: 9 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause:

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