Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201043288 - Employee injured in fall from ladder after electric shock

Accident Summary Nr: 201043288 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 09/05/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311020358	09/05/2007	1542	236220	E & R Electric

Abstract: On September 5, 2007, Employee #1, an electrician, was on a ladder in room 220 of the Nevada School of Medicine, which was undergoing renovations. He was hooking up wires in a junction box above the ceiling when he contacted an energized 277-volt AC lead. Employee #1 received an electrical shock and fell from the ladder to the floor. Internal medicine staff working in Room 230 responded immediately and started CPR, reviving Employee #1. He was transported by Emergency Services to University Medical Center, where he was treated and released the following day.

Keywords: CPR, WORK RULES, ELECTRICIAN, LADDER, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL, ELECTRICAL BOX

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	2	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311020358			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	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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