Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201763653 - Employee Falls from Ladder on Concrete, Later Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 201763653 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 12/02/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314417007	05/12/2010	1731	238210	Dempsey Electric

Abstract: At approximately 12:09 p.m. on December 2, 2009, Employee #1 was making electrical connections in a junction box, 11 feet above ground, working from an eight-foot ladder. Employee #1 fell from ladder and hit his face on the concrete. As a result of the fall, Employee #1 had to have facial surgery. Employee #1 died on December 15, 2009, 13 days after facial repair surgery. The medical examiner stated that Employee #1 died from complications of blunt trauma injuries, liver failure.

Keywords: ELECTRICIAN, LADDER, ELECTRICAL WORK, LIVER, ELECTRICAL BOX, FACE, CONCRETE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	1	11	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314417007			Fatality	Other	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 11 feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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