Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 171061294 - Fall - Electrical Fault in Ceiling Lighting Fixture
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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304410913 | 08/09/2001 | 1742 | 0 | Acs Specialties |
Abstract: Employee #1 was standing on stilts about 1.2 meters high, installing aluminum T-grids to support acoustical tiles and lighting fixtures in a room. He was near a light fixture and was about to install a short T-grid bracing. The electrician had shunted an energized 277-volt emergency circuit to the deenergized lighting circuit. The energized wire contacted the T-grid, and the electrical fault caused a large electric arc, making Employee #1 fall backward to the floor. He sustained bruises, contusions, and abrasions, but he was not hospitalized.
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Commercial building | New project or new addition | $20,000,000 and over | 2 |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 304410913 | Non Hospitalized injury | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Construction trades, n.e.c. | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior tile work (ceramic, vinyl, acoustic) Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause |