Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200211100 - Employee killed in fall from ladder after electric shock

Accident Summary Nr: 200211100 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 08/15/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305817025	08/16/2002	1731	238210	Cantu Electric Co. Inc.

Abstract: On August 15, 2002, Employee #1 had just connected the flexible conduit with the new energized conductors to the electrical junction box overhead when he was startled by either an electric shock or an electrical flash. He lost his balance and fell backward off the ladder from which he had been working. The right side of his head struck against the newly installed ceiling grid before he landed on the concrete floor. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, WORK RULES, LADDER, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL, ELECTRICAL FAULT, LOST BALANCE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1	10	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305817025			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 5 feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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