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Accident Summary Nr: 110295.015 - Employee is electrocuted and falls from extension ladder, la

Accident Summary Nr: 110295.015 -- Report ID: 0355110 -- Event Date: 10/22/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1355019.015	10/23/2018		238210	Hutton Electric Company Inc.

Abstract: At 1:45 p.m. on October 22, 2018, an employee was changing out the photo cell on a wall pack dusk to dawn light while on a 28 foot extension ladder. A coworker heard a noise and saw the employee stiffen before falling backwards from the ladder to the truck dock spaces approximately 22 feet below the light. The employee was unresponsive and suffered severe head trauma with bleeding from his ears and nose. The employee was taken to the hospital on a med-flight helicopter and later died approximately 4:30 p.m.

Keywords: Electrical Work, Electrocuted, Extension Ladder, Fall, Head, Unconsciousness

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1355019.015	32	M	Fatality		Electricians

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