Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201146131 - Employee injured when struck by falling light fixture

Accident Summary Nr: 201146131 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 01/10/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305355307	01/27/2004	1731	238210	Team Underground Electrical

Abstract: At 12:30 p.m. on January 10, 2005, Employee #1, a journeyman electrician, was working on a light fixture at a facility in Santa Ana, CA, where his employer had installed perimeter lighting. One of the fixtures on the second-floor landing was separating from the wall and Employee #1 had been sent to the site to either repair the fixture or install a new one. He had carried his 5 ft tall ladder and tools up to the landing. It was raining and the wind suddenly came up, catching the fixture and causing it to fall. A coworker saw the fixture come down and strike Employee #1 on the head and wrist. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he underwent orthopedic surgery to repair his hand.

Keywords: STORM, HEAD, HIGH WIND, ELECTRICIAN, LIGHTING FIXTURE, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, WRIST

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	305355307			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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