Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202364162 - Employee injured in fall after electric shock, later dies

Accident Summary Nr: 202364162 -- Report ID: 1055350 -- Event Date: 07/20/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307863787	07/26/2004	1731	238210	Gardner Zemke Company The

Abstract: On July 20, 2004, Employee #1 was on a ladder when he reached into the upper portion of a circuit breaker and contacted an energized area. he received an electric shock and fell off the ladder, injurying his head as he landed on the floor. He was found by coworkers, not breathing and without a heart beat. Employee #1 was resuscitated and was transported to Harbor View Medical Center, where he died at 12:30 a.m. on August 8, 2004.

Keywords: HEAD, WORK RULES, LADDER, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL WORK, CIRCUIT BREAKER, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Other		Under $50,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307863787			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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