Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201169117 - Employee injured in fall after contacting exposed live wire

Accident Summary Nr: 201169117 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 09/14/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126201151	09/20/2007	1711	238220	Muir Chase Plumbing Co

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on September 14, 2007, Employee #1, of Muir Chase Plumbing Company, was working on remodeling project on the eleventh floor of the MGM Building in Los Angeles, CA. He was standing on the fifth rung of an A-frame ladder installing pipes when he contacted a 120-volt exposed wire in a junction box. Employee #1 jumped from the ladder, landing on his feet. He sustained minor injuries, for which he was treated and released.

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

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1	16

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126201151			Non Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter 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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