Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 94649.015 - Worker steadying ladder is struck and is injured by falling

Accident Summary Nr: 94649.015 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 04/10/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1224202.015	04/11/2017		238210	Ams Services & Designs, Inc

Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on April 10, 2017, Employee #1 and Coworker #1, employed by a construction subcontractor at a multiemployer construction project for a commercial building, were removing a light fixture from a roof joist. Employee #1 was standing at the base of a Werner 10-foot A-Frame ladder and steadying it. Coworker #1 was standing on the ladder's top step and reaching up to a height as great as 16 feet to disconnect the 30-pound temporary halogen light fixture. Coworker #1 disconnected the light fixture, but then lost control of the fixture. The fixture fell, first striking a ceiling tile framing 9 feet above a concrete floor and then continuing to fall and striking Employee #1. The light fixture fell approximately 16 feet before striking Employee #1. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for bruises, contusions, and possible nerve damage to the left shoulder and lower neck area.

Keywords: Construction, Contusion, Dismantling, Falling Object, Ladder, Lighting Fixture, Neck, Shoulder, Struck By, Work Rules

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1224202.015	56	M	Hospitalized injury		Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause:

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