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Accident: 124826.015 - Employee Is Killed In Fall From Ladder

Accident: 124826.015 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 03/13/2020
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
1469977.01503/16/2020French Electric Llc
At 12:30 p.m. on March 13, 2020, Employee #1, employed by an electrical services company, was working from a ladder at a building construction project. He was using his bare hands to connect and splice electrical wiring to the electrical p anel box wiring while the wiring was energized to 120 volts. The employee fell from the ladder to the floor and then down a flight of stairs, a fall height of 24 feet. Employee #1 was killed.
Keywords: construction, electric shock, electrical box, electrical work, electrician, energized, fall, fall protection, glove, ladder, ppe, stair, welding
End Use Proj Type Proj Cost Stories NonBldgHt Fatality
Other building New project or new addition   24 X
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation Construction
1 1469977.015 49 M Fatality Electrical and electronic engineers FallDist: 24
FallHt:24
Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures
FatCause:

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