Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201573607 - Employee Dies after Falling from Stepladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201573607 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 07/17/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313411456	07/20/2009	1731	238210	Lighthouse Electric, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 8:39 p.m. on July 11, 2009, Employee # 1, an electrician, was using a 10-foot step ladder to replace a light can in the ceiling of the Barnes & Noble store in Boulder, CO. He was climbing up the ladder, when he fell and landed on his back. He lost consciousness and was hospitalized, where he remained in a coma until he died on July 16, 2009.

Keywords: UNCONSCIOUSNESS, REPAIR, ELECTRICAL, STEPLADDER, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTRICAL WORK, BACK, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1	1	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313411456			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 1 feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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