Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 166044.015 - Employee dies from head injuries in fall inside wind turbine

Accident Summary Nr: 166044.015 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 04/24/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1743707.015	04/25/2024		238210	Pearce Services, Llc

Abstract: At 4:00 p.m. on April 24, 2024, an employee and a coworker, both technicians for an electrical contractor, were working in the nacelle of a wind turbine replacing blade bolts. The employee was descending the ladder inside the wind turbine when he fell. The exact height of the fall is unknown. The employee was wearing fall protection, but he died from head and body fractures from impact with the ladder and the concrete floor.

Keywords: Blade (Wind Tower), Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concrete Floor, Descending, Descending Ladder, Electrical Work, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Harness, Head, Ladder, Lifeline, Nacelle, Replacing, Skull, Technician, Torso, Wind Turbine, Work Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1743707.015	30	M	Fatality		Technicians, n.e.c.

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