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Accident: 140639.015 - Employee Is Killed In Fall From Ladder
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1558648.015 | 10/15/2021 | Energy Solutions And Services, Inc. |
At 9:30 a.m. on September 27, 2021, an employee, a journeyman electrician, was w orking at a client's site helping a coworker put an electrical sign back in its frame. The employee was guiding the sign up while the coworker was positioning i t in the body of the plastic. Then employee was putting screws in the bottom ret ainer using a Dewalt 20V Max Brushless Compact 1/4-Inch Impact Driver while he w as on the fourth step of an A-frame Werner ladder when he fell to the concrete f loor. The ladder was stable on the ground and the ground was dry. The employee s uffered severe brain damage due to a brain bleed and died.
Keywords:
blunt force, blunt force trauma, brain, brain bleed, climbing on ladder, electrician, fall, fall from elevation, head, stepladder
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial building | Maintenance or repair | 10 | X | ||||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1558648.015 | 58 | M | Fatality | Electricians' apprentices | FallDist: 4 FallHt:5 Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. FatCause: |