Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202614517 - Employee Suffers Electric Shock and Falls from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 202614517 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 08/13/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316429471	08/15/2012	1751	238350	Jacks Overhead Door Inc

Abstract: On August 13, 2012, Employee #1, with Jacks Overhead Door Inc., was standing approximately 15 feet up on a fiberglass extension ladder attempting to service the control unit for an automatic overhead door. As he tried to adjust a positioning interlock switch inside of the control unit, Employee #1 sustained a serious electrical shock and fell from the ladder. He was taken to the hospital.

Keywords: EXTENSION LADDER, CARPENTER, INTERLOCK, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL, DOOR MACHINE, MACHINE--MISC

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316429471			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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