Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 132423.015 - Employee pulling wire through conduit is killed in fall from

Accident Summary Nr: 132423.015 -- Report ID: 0355111 -- Event Date: 01/09/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1509694.015	01/11/2021		236220	Jose Rutilio Molineros Portillo

Abstract: At 12:05 p.m. on January 9, 2021, Employee #1, employed by an electrical contractor, was engaged in electrical work at a two-story commercial building that was undergoing renovation. He was standing on a 20-foot ladder and pulling electrical wires/cables through a large plastic conduit pipe. The conduit broke away from the side of the building, causing the employee to lose balance. The employee fell and struck his head on the concrete sidewalk. The employee sustained blunt force traumatic head injury and was killed.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Brain, Concrete, Conduit, Construction, Electric Cable, Electrical Work, Electrician, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Head, Installing, Lost Balance, Pipe, Rehabilitation, Renovation, Struck Against

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1509694.015	47	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: 20 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause:

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