Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 153047.015 - Employee dies after electric shock and fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 153047.015 -- Report ID: 0524530 -- Event Date: 01/16/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1644934.015	01/20/2023		531312	Caplaco Management Company

Abstract: At 9:45 a.m. on January 16, 2023, an employee was on an 8-foot Husky A frame ladder, accessing a work area crawl space for outdoor light fixtures. The employee was changing a ballast and received an electrical shock. The employee fell approximately 9 ? feet to the sidewalk below, sustaining electric shock, skin burns, head lacerations, and other unspecified trauma. The employee was hospitalized and died on January 19, 2023.

Keywords: Ballast--Lighting, Burn, Electric Shock, Electrical Work, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Head, Laceration, Ladder, Traumatic

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition				10	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1644934.015	59	M	Fatality		Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: 10 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause:

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