Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200672673 - Employee suffers fatal heart attack, falls from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 200672673 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 07/17/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303184378	07/18/2000	1731	0	Tri City Electrical Contractors

Abstract: Employee #1, an electrician, was on an 8 ft A-frame ladder installing empty conduit for a step-down transformer for a swimming pool light at a high-rise condo construction project. He fell approximately 4 ft from the middle rungs of the ladder onto the concrete garage floor and was killed. According to witnesses, Employee #1 was not using electrical tools immediately before the accident, and the step-down transformer was deenergized. He suffered a head injury when he landed, but the coroner reported that this injury alone was unlikely to have been fatal. Employee #1 apparently died of natural causes arising from cardiovascular disease and/or a heart attack.

Keywords: CARDIOVASC SYSTEM, HEART, HEAD, INSTALLING, HEART ATTACK, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, CARDIOVASC DISEASE, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	20	230	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303184378			Fatality	Other	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Other

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