Inspection Detail

Inspection: 303184378 - Tri City Electrical Contractors

Inspection Information - Office: Fort Lauderdale Area Office

Investigation Summary

Employee #1, an electrician, was on an 8 ft A-frame ladder installing empty conduit for a step-down transformer for a swimming pool light at a high-rise condo construction project. He fell approximately 4 ft from the middle rungs of the ladder onto the concrete garage floor and was killed. According to witnesses, Employee #1 was not using electrical tools immediately before the accident, and the step-down transformer was deenergized. He suffered a head injury when he landed, but the coroner reported that this injury alone was unlikely to have been fatal. Employee #1 apparently died of natural causes arising from cardiovascular disease and/or a heart attack.

Keywords: CARDIOVASC SYSTEM, HEART, HEAD, INSTALLING, HEART ATTACK, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, CARDIOVASC DISEASE, FALL