Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201623428 - Employee Gets Electrical Shock and Falls from Elevation

Accident Summary Nr: 201623428 -- Report ID: 1054116 -- Event Date: 03/05/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315935767	03/12/2012	1731	238210	Energy Electric Llc

Abstract: On March 5, 2012 Employee #1 of Energy Electric LLC., was engaged in the remodeling of a Wal-Mart store as an electrician. Employee #1 went inside the building and raised a ladder to disconnect a light which had not been deenergized. Employee #1 received an electrical shock, and fell approximately 15 feet off of the ladder which resulted in serious injuries for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: LADDER, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1	14

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315935767			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Supervisors; electricians & power transm. install.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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