Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200033280 - Employee Receives Shock While Installing Track Lighting

Accident Summary Nr: 200033280 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 10/08/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312590623	10/08/2008	1731	238210	Bandwidth Management Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 11:45 a.m. on October 8, 2008, Employee #1 was installing track lighting at check out register number 5. In the check out lane next to him, there were three paramedics from Kurtz Ambulance Services. The paramedics saw a flash and heard a yell. Employee #1 fell off the ladder and onto the conveyor belt of the check out lane. The paramedics went to him. He started to have seizures and was in full cardiac arrest. While the paramedics were providing cardiopulmonary resuscitation, a New Lenox police officer arrived on site with an automatic external defibrillator. The defibrillator was used and brought Employee #1 back to a stable condition. New Lenox fire department arrived and transported the employee to Silver Cross Hospital in Joliet IL, where he was then air lifted to Loyola Medical Center in Chicago IL.

Keywords: INSTALLING, CPR, LADDER, LIGHTING FIXTURE, CARDIAC ARREST, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000	2	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312590623			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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