Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201632353 - Employee injured in fall from ladder after electric shock

Accident Summary Nr: 201632353 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 01/02/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304954019	01/08/2002	1711	0	Macdonald Miller Of Oregon Inc

Abstract: On January 2, 2002, Employee #1, an HVAC repairman, was using a ladder to replace the flow switch on a heating unit mounted above the ceiling in a commercial building. As he was working, he contacted an energized 440-volt circuit within the unit. he received an electric shock adn was knocked from the ladder to the floor. Employee #1 sustained injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: REPAIR, WORK RULES, LADDER, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, LOCKOUT, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304954019			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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