Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 164782.015 - Employee dies from electrocution while removing light ballas

Accident Summary Nr: 164782.015 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 02/20/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1729250.015	02/21/2024		238210	Blusparkz Electric Corp

Abstract: At 7:18 p.m. on February 20, 2024, an employee working as an electrician for an electrical contractor was removing a light ballast from a ceiling. The employee died from electrocution after his ladder became energized.

Keywords: Ballast--Lighting, Contact, Electric Shock, Electrical Wire, Electrical Work, Electrician, Electrocuted, Glove, Inexperience, Lack of Engineering Controls, Ladder, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Metal Ladder, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Multi-employer Worksite, Multiemployer, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Protective Clothing, Removal, Shock, Wrong Equipment

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1729250.015	27	M	Fatality		Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause:

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