Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202470878 - Employee Falls from Ladder after Electric Shock

Accident Summary Nr: 202470878 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 10/10/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314827296	10/25/2011	1731	238210	Bergelectric Corporation

Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on October 10, 2011, Employee #1 was installing recessed lighting on the second floor of a building. A supervisor reportedly deenergized the power to a 277 volt line hanging from the ceiling. Employee #1 positioned a 10 ft ladder to access the installation area. He climbed the ladder and used a one-week-old Milwaukee electrical proximity tester to test the insulated covered wire. Employee #1 did not get a reading from the tester. While holding the cable coming from a "J" box in his left hand, he pulled off the scrap sheath with his right hand. Employee #1 contacted an energized 277 volt wire, fell from the ladder, and landed on his back and head. After evaluation at Med Stop Urgent Care, Employee #1 was hospitalized at Sierra Vista Hospital for unspecified fracture(s).

Keywords: ELEC INSULATION, FRACTURE, HEAD, ELECTRIC CABLE, ELECTRICAL TESTING, LADDER, LIGHTING FIXTURE, LOCKOUT, 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	2	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314827296			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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