Inspection Detail

Note: The following inspection has not been indicated as closed. OSHA citation items will be posted 30 (thirty) days after the employer receives the citation(s), except in cases of significant public interest. Posted citation items reflect any amendments to citations that are the result of a prompt settlement, which OSHA encourages. Employers and employee representatives will continue to receive copies of the citation(s) upon issuance.

Inspection: 1836511.015 - Fcx2025xjw184x0171 - Bar H Bar Enterprises, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Arizona Division Of Occupational Safety And Health (Adosh)

Investigation Summary

At 8:15 a.m. on February 13, 2025, Employee #1 was working as an apprentice electrician and was installing a recessed can lighting fixture on a bedroom ceiling. The employee was sitting on top of an 8-foot fiberglass ladder with one leg on each side of the ladder. The employee and the ladder fell backwards causing the employee to hit the back of his head. The employee was fatally injured.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, CPR, Construction, Contusion, Electrical, Electrical Work, Electrician, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Falling Object, Fiberglass, Head, Installing, Laceration, Ladder, Lighting, Lighting Fixture, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Residential Construction, Stepladder, Unsafe Position, Work Surface, Wrong Equipment