Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 201509429 - Employee Dies of Electrocution
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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312357650 | 09/22/2009 | 7361 | 561310 | A Bright Idea Dba Abi Services Inc |
Abstract: At approximately 6:30 p.m. on September 21, 2009, Employee #1 was installing a photocell on a light fixture at the entrance of a maintenance shed. While standing on the 12th rung of a fiberglass 20 ft extension ladder, he contacted a live wire and received an electric shock. Employee #1 then began descending the ladder, but collapsed and fell to the ground. He was hospitalized for the electric shock and a subdural hematoma at Eden hospital located, where he died two days later. Another worker heard the sound of electric arcing, but did not physically see or witness Employee #1 touch the wire. The coroner's report states that electrical burns were found on Employee #1's left hand. The investigation revealed that Employee #1 failed to deenergize or test the circuit prior to the work and was not wearing appropriate gloves.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 312357650 | Hospitalized injury | Electric Shock | Electricians |