Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201021326 - Employee injured in fall from ladder after electric shock

Accident Summary Nr: 201021326 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 08/28/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300749272	09/05/2007	1731	238210	Vista Universal Inc

Abstract: On August 28, 2007, Employee #1 was working for an electrical contractor that had been hired by a retail establishment to change out old ballast and lamps. He was standing on a ladder changing the ballast in a Sylvania ceiling fixture, QHE2X32T8/UNV, when he received an electric shock and fell off the ladder. Employee #1 suffered a serious injury to his left arm, for which he was hospitalized. The ceiling fixture was energized.

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

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300749272			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 3 feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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