Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 16875.015 - Employee Receives Electrical Shock, Falls From Ladder And La

Accident Summary Nr: 16875.015 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 05/15/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
431151.015	05/16/2012		238210	Hightower Electric Company, Ltd.

Abstract: At approximately 12:15 p.m. on May 15, 2012, Employee #1 was assisting in the remodeling of a building. He was installing lighting fixtures from a ladder. The foreman instructed Employee #1 to continue to install the light fixtures and then left the job site to attend to another customer. As Employee #1 was installing one of the light fixtures, he contacted electrical wiring, which shocked him and caused him to fall from the ladder. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he later died.

Keywords: Electric Shock, Electrical, Fall, Installing, Ladder, Lighting Fixture, Struck Against

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation			4		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	431151.015	39	M	Fatality		Electricians' apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause:

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