Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 150168.015 - Employee is killed in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 150168.015 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 08/16/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1626033.015	10/04/2022		238210	Northstar Electric, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on August 16, 2022, an employee was utilizing a Werner FS106 six-foot A-frame ladder to inspect wiring and was attempting to climb the backside of the ladder when he fell. The employee hit his head on the concrete floor and died.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Climbing on Ladder, Concrete Floor, Electrical Wire, Electrician, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Head, Inspecting, Ladder

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1626033.015	64	M	Fatality		Electricians' apprentices	Distance of Fall: 4 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 4 feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause:

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