Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201111812 - Employee Injured In Fall

Accident Summary Nr: 201111812 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 02/25/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119938116	03/08/1999	1731	0	Sunwest Electric

Abstract: On 25 February 1999, Employee #1 was working on what he believed to be de-energized lighting circuits. The primary lighting circuits were, in fact, de-energized; the emergency lighting circuits were not de-energized. At a location removed from the immediate work area the emergency lighting automatically came on. This action caused an electrical shock to Employee #1. The victim was at that moment standing on the mid rail of an elevating work platform and fell about 6 feet to the floor. Employee #1 suffered serious injury due to the electrical shock. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: LIGHTING CIRCUIT, SHOCK, ELECTRICAL, FALL, MIDRAIL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, AERIAL LIFT

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	119938116			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Electricians' apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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