Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200081966 - Employee dies after electric shock causes fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 200081966 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 04/22/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306415373	04/23/2004	1731	238210	Beacon Electric, Inc.

Abstract: On April 22, 2004, Employee #1 was on a ladder disconnecting electrical equipment inside an energized, 480-volt, disconnect switch. He was cutting a wire inside the switch when he received an electric shock that caused him to fall off the ladder onto the concrete. Employee #1 died of injuries sustained in the fall.

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

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Demolition		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306415373			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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