Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 140801.015 - Employee is killed in fall from parapet wall

Accident Summary Nr: 140801.015 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 11/01/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1561520.015	11/02/2021		238220	Ramsey Mechanical, Llc

Abstract: At 4:11 p.m. on November 1, 2021, an employee worked to finish installation of wall plate lighting while sitting on a parapet wall. At some point, the employee contacted an exposed, live wire and received an electric shock. The employee then fell approximately thirty-three feet, received a skull fracture, and was killed.

Keywords: Contact, Electric Shock, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Installing, Lighting, Skull, Wall

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	Occupation	Construction
1	1561520.015	45	M	Fatality		Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause:

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