Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201174307 - Employee Is Injured After Falling onto Drill Bit

Accident Summary Nr: 201174307 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 08/15/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120347125	09/04/2003	1731	238210	Tim Healy, Dba Truckee Tahoe Electric

Abstract: At approximately 8:00 a.m. on August 15, 2003, Employee #1, an independent electrical contractor, was working on a multistory residence under construction. He was working in a garage, drilling a hole through the ceiling. He was standing on a 6-foot stepladder, three or four steps high, and was using an electric drill with an 18-inch auger bit. While he was drilling the hole, the ladder fell over, and the employee and the drill fell to the floor. The drill hit the floor first with the auger bit sticking straight up, and the employee landed on the auger bit. The auger bit struck him on the right side of his head and exited his head above his right ear. He was transported by helicopter to Washoe Medical Center in Reno, NV, where he was hospitalized and treated for head and eye injuries.

Keywords: EYE, HEAD, STEPLADDER, ELECTRICIAN, FALL, STRUCK BY, ELECTRIC DRILL, LOST BALANCE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	3	4

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120347125			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 4 feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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