Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201771078 - Employee killed when installing light fixtures

Accident Summary Nr: 201771078 -- Report ID: 0213900 -- Event Date: 08/31/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302716683	08/31/2000	1731	0	Dec Electrical Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was in the process of splicing into a hot circuit of a fluorescent light fixture that he had previously installed. Employee #1 suffered a concussion and was killed.

Keywords: INSTALLING, LIGHTING, CONCUSSION, ELECTRICAL SPLICE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		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	302716683			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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