Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202330114 - Electric Shock & Fall - Direct Contact with Energized Parts

Accident Summary Nr: 202330114 -- Report ID: 0352430 -- Event Date: 05/18/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302795448	05/19/2001	7218	0	Coyne Textile Services

Abstract: A maintenance worker was on a fiberglass extension ladder, replacing the end caps of a fluorescent lighting fixture. He was working at a height of about 3 meters. He had assumed that a light switch controlled the fixture, but did not test the circuit to determine if the fixture was energized. Acting on the maintenance worker's instructions, his helper had opened the wrong light switch. The maintenance worker apparently received an electric shock and fell from the ladder. He died of injuries sustained in the fall.

Keywords: EXTENSION LADDER, E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, LADDER, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302795448			Fatality	Fracture	Machinery maintenance occupations

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