Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200073047 - Employee injured in fall from ladder after electric shock

Accident Summary Nr: 200073047 -- Report ID: 0453720 -- Event Date: 10/31/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310397724	11/02/2006	1731	238210	Starr Electric Company, Incorporated

Abstract: At approximately 3:30 p.m. on October 31, 2006, Employee #1 was on a 6 ft fiberglass ladder, troubleshooting non-working lights at the Gove Health Center at UNC-Greensboro. He contacted a live, 277-volt conductor and received an electric shock that caused him to fall from the third rung of the ladder. Employee #1 struck his head on the concrete floor as he landed. He was transported to Moses Cone Hospital and then transferred to Baptist Hospital, where he underwent surgery for the head injury. As of November 3, 2006, his condition was critical and unstable.

Keywords: HEAD, REPAIR, WORK RULES, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL WORK, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310397724			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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