Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1444034.015 - C & S Electric Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Miosha Construction Safety & Health Division

Investigation Summary

At 2:15 p.m. on November 6, 2019, an employee working as an electrician for an electrical contractor was working in a commercial building. The employee was standing on an 8-foot ladder troubleshooting an electrical issue above a restroom during renovation work. The employee tripped while attempting to climb the ladder and fell. The employee cut his hand on a ceiling grid and bruised his ribs and abdomen from impact with a drinking fountain during the fall. The employee required stitches on his hand but was not hospitalized.

Keywords: Abdomen, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Chest, Climbing on Ladder, Commercial Building, Construction, Contusion, Cut, Electrical Work, Electrician, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Hand, Laceration, Ladder, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Renovation, Troubleshooting, Work Surface