Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200375467 - Electric Shock & Fall - Contact with Energized Parts

Accident Summary Nr: 200375467 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 02/02/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315188649	02/03/2011	1731	238210	Bobby Jackson Electrical Inc

Abstract: An apprentice electrician was running conduit and wiring for an occupancy sensor in the ceiling of a schoolroom at a school for deaf and blind children. A coworker in the hallway passing the doorway to the room saw the apprentice working from the third or fourth step of a stepladder leaning against a wall. About 20 seconds later, the coworker observed the apprentice lying on the floor, bleeding from the mouth and nose. He died of his injuries. The coroner's report noted that the apprentice had received an electric shock.

Keywords: E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, STEPLADDER, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315188649			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electricians' apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 46 feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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