Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 12376.015 - One employee killed and one injured in a fall from ladder.

Accident Summary Nr: 12376.015 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 02/10/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
191455.015	02/10/2012		238210	Star Wars Technology Systems, Inc

Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on February 10, 2012, Employee #1 and Employee #2 were using the top step of a 6 foot A-frame step ladder while installing new HVAC control cabling at the height of the ceiling, approximately 11 ft. Employee #2 lost balance and fell from the ladder, hitting and knocking Employee #1 off his ladder. Employee #1 was killed when he fell and struck his head against the concrete floor and Employee #2 was hospitalized for unspecified injuries.

Keywords: Fall, Head, Ladder, Lost Balance, Struck Against

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	20		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	191455.015	1	M	Hospitalized injury		Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:
2	191455.015	81	M	Fatality		Electricians' apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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