Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201360773 - Employee Injured In Fall From Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201360773 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 02/01/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302391289	03/03/1999	1731	0	Barnett Mechanical & Electrical Co.

Abstract: Employee #1 was installing recessed lighting fixtures in the living room of a home under construction. Employee #1 was standing on the top rung of a 10-ft fiberglass ladder installing the fixtures in the living room, which had a 12-ft ceiling. Employee #1 was the only electrician working at the site at the time of the accident. Another contractor working in the room at the time of the accident said he heard the sound of someone hitting the floor. Apparently Employee #1 lost his balance and fell. Employee #1 was taken to a hospital where he died the next day of head injuries.

Keywords: HEAD, ELECTRICIAN, LADDER, LIGHTING FIXTURE, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, CONCUSSION, 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		$50,000 to $250,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302391289			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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