Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202500963 - Employee injured in fall from ladder after electric shock

Accident Summary Nr: 202500963 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 07/11/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311321608	07/11/2007	1711	238220	Smith Mechanical, Inc.

Abstract: On July 11, 2007, Employee #1, an air conditioning technician, was on a ladder, replacing a bad blower motor, when he contacted a loose wire and suffered an electric shock. The shock caused him to fall 5 ft off the ladder. Employee #1 sustained injuries and went to the hospital, where he was treated and released after a period of observation.

Keywords: INSTALLING, 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	311321608			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Technicians, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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