Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 118298.015 - Employee receives electric shock and falls from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 118298.015 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 07/18/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1418017.015	07/25/2019		238210	Connor Electric Services Inc.

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on July 18, 2019, Employee 1 was working from an A-frame stepladder, installing linear lights on a 277-volt emergency lighting circuit. The circuit was not deenergized and locked out. Employee 1 received a shock and fell approximately four to five feet to the ground. Employee 1 was hospitalized to treat a fractured/broken jaw and burns from electric shock on his fingers.

Keywords: Broken Bone, Burn, Circuit Breaker, Electric Shock, Electrical Burn, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Installing, Jaw, Ladder, Lighting, Lockout/Tagout, Stepladder

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1418017.015	52	M	Hospitalized injury		Electricians	Distance of Fall: 5 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 5 feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause:

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