Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200462216 - Employee electrocuted while disconnecting wires from light

Accident Summary Nr: 200462216 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 06/06/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310672506	06/06/2007	1731	238210	Fisher & George Electrical Company, Incorporated

Abstract: On June 6, 2007, Employee #1 was using a stepladder to disconnect some electrical wires from a light ballast. He sustained electrical shocks through his hand and fell from the ladder. The state medical examiner certified that Employee #1 died of electrocution.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, STEPLADDER, ELECTROCUTED, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL WORK, LIGHTING, FALL, HAND

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	1	30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310672506			Fatality	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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