Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 124826.015 - Employee is killed in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 124826.015 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 03/13/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1469977.015	03/16/2020		238210	French Electric Llc

Abstract: At 12:30 p.m. on March 13, 2020, Employee #1, employed by an electrical services company, was working from a ladder at a building construction project. He was using his bare hands to connect and splice electrical wiring to the electrical panel box wiring while the wiring was energized to 120 volts. The employee fell from the ladder to the floor and then down a flight of stairs, a fall height of 24 feet. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: Construction, Electric Shock, Electrical Box, Electrical Work, Electrician, Energized, Fall, Fall Protection, Glove, Ladder, PPE, Stair, Welding

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition				24	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1469977.015	49	M	Fatality		Electrical and electronic engineers	Distance of Fall: 24 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 24 feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause:

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