Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 159261.015 - Employee dies after being crushed by electrical control cabi

Accident Summary Nr: 159261.015 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 08/06/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1692800.015	08/23/2023		238210	Ace Electric, Inc.

Abstract: On July 11, 2023, three employees were unloading approximately 1,300-pound electrical control cabinets, known as PDC (power data control) cabinets, from wooden pallets. A cabinet tipped over to the side, crushing Employee #1 beneath the cabinet. Employee #1 sustained vertebrae fractures as a result and was hospitalized. Employee #1 died to the injuries on August 6, 2023.

Keywords: Crushed, Crushing, Electrical, Electrical Cabinet, Fracture, Pallet, Tips Over, Unloading, Vertebra

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1692800.015	49	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause:

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