Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200999225 - Employee Falls from Ladder and Later Dies from Injuries

Accident Summary Nr: 200999225 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 03/28/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315868018	05/15/2012	1799	238990	Commercial Trade Source

Abstract: On March 28, 2012, Employee #1, an electrician, fell approximately six feet from a 10-foot high stepladder while installing supports for lights and cleaning above a suspended ceiling. Employee #1 died five weeks later from his injuries.

Keywords: SUSPENDED CEILING, STEPLADDER, ELECTRICIAN, LIGHTING FIXTURE, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1	6	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315868018			Fatality	Other	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Fall, other

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.