Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 110884.015 - Employee receives electrical shock and falls from six foot l

Accident Summary Nr: 110884.015 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 10/05/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1359539.015	11/09/2018		238990	Northrop Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:30 p.m. on October 5, 2018, an employee was working to install a one hundred and twenty volt power supply for an electronic lock system in the ceiling of a commercial building restroom. The employee accessed the ceiling panel with a six foot aluminum Werner ladder, but did not disconnect power to the circuit by shutting off the breaker and locking it out. As the employee began to strip the insulation on the live wire in preparation to connect it to the power supply, he received an electrical shock. The employee then lost balance and fell off of the ladder. The employee received in-patient treatment at a local hospital for multiple spinal fractures.

Keywords: Circuit Breaker, Disconnecting Means, Electric Shock, Electrical, Electrical Splice, Fall, Fracture, Installing, Ladder, Lockout, Lost Balance, Shock, Spine

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Other			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1359539.015	51	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause:

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