Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201562329 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Extension Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201562329 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 08/14/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312411036	08/14/2009	1731	238210	Tec Electric Co

Abstract: On August 14, 2009, Employee #1, an electrician, was installing an electrical conduit and wiring in a new alarm system in an existing structure. Employee #1 was working above a false ceiling at the height of about 19 ft. He was standing on a 20-ft extension ladder. At some point, Employee #1 fell from the ladder from over 8 ft through the false ceiling and struck his head against the concrete floor. He sustained concussion. Since Employee #1 was working alone in an isolated area, he was not found for 20 to 45 minutes after the accident. Then, Employee #1 was flown to the University of Utah Medical Center, where he died.

Keywords: HEAD, EXTENSION LADDER, INSTALLING, CEILING, ELECTRICIAN, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL WORK, FALL, CONCUSSION, CONCRETE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	2	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312411036			Fatality	Concussion	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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