Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 58108.015 - Employee crushed by falling electrical component and is kill

Accident Summary Nr: 58108.015 -- Report ID: 1032500 -- Event Date: 02/10/2014
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
958933.015	02/11/2014		238210	Wheeler Electric, Inc.

Abstract: At 7:00 p.m. on February 10, 2014, an employee was preparing to install an electrical switchboard unit. As the switchboard was not secured properly with rigging, it slipped out of the cradled nylon sling crushing and killing the employee. The employee suffered internal bleeding due to laceration of the liver and spleen, injury to the transverse colon, infarct of the right kidney, multiple rib fractures, and stranding around the descending aorta.

Keywords: Crushing, Falling Object, Kidney, Laceration, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Rib, Rigging, Spleen, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	958933.015	40	M	Fatality		Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause:

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