Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200926350 - Supervisor Killed in Fall after Electrical Shock

Accident Summary Nr: 200926350 -- Report ID: 0355112 -- Event Date: 06/27/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316606698	07/02/2012	1731	238210	Smith Electric Co Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316606714	07/02/2012	1542	236220	T.H. Marsh Construction Co.

Abstract: On June 27, 2012, an employee, a supervisor for Smith Electric Co., Inc., which was a subcontractor of T.H. March Construction Co., was standing on a stepladder while installing wiring for a ceiling light fixture at a commercial building. The employee made contact with an energized wire and received an electrical shock. He fell from the ladder onto the floor, sustaining closed head injuries. The employee died, with cause of death listed as concussion.

Keywords: HEAD, STEPLADDER, ELECTRIC SHOCK, CONCUSSION, SHOCK, INSTALLING, LIGHTING FIXTURE, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

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	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316606698			Fatality	Concussion	Supervisors; electricians & power transm. install.
2	316606714					Occupation not reported

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