Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201955853 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201955853 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 08/19/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313625543	08/20/2009	1731	238210	J-Kam, Inc., Dba Earthwell Energy Services

Abstract: On August 18, 2009, Employee #1, electrician's apprentice, was changing the energized ballast on a two-bulb florescent light fixture, located approximately 11 ft 6 in. off the ground. He was working from an 8-ft fiberglass step ladder. Employee #1 was exposed to the electric shock and fell from the ladder to the concrete floor. He was killed.

Keywords: INSTALLING, STEPLADDER, ELECTRICIAN, LADDER, LIGHTING FIXTURE, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRONIC WORK, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL, CONCRETE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313625543			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electricians' apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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