Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202658464 - Electrical Worker Is Shocked While Installing Switch Gear

Accident Summary Nr: 202658464 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 09/05/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316671445	10/07/2013	1731	238210	Tiger Electric Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 12:30 p.m. on September 5, 2013, Employee #1, a 50-year-old male supervisor with Tiger Electric Inc., was installing electrical equipment with two other workers in the in the NMB Technologies Division area. While Employee #1 was positioned on a Werner Brand, 12-foot, A-frame, step ladder and guiding electrical wire into a switch gear, the ladder fell to the ground, resulting in Employee #1 falling approximately 7 ft to the concrete floor. He was shocked and burned while installing the switch gear. The investigation revealed that the A-frame step ladder was used in a partially closed position while the work was being done. Employee #1 was transported to Northridge Hospital and then transported to Holy Cross Hospital. He was admitted on the same day and he received surgery. Employee #1 sustained multiple body injuries including broken leg, head and shoulder injuries. A causal factor of the incident was that the A-frame step ladder was used in a partially closed position. Tiger Electric Inc. was an electric subcontractor specializing in electrical installation and maintenance in commercial buildings.

Keywords: BURN, FRACTURE, SHOCK, ELECTRICIAN, LADDER, ELECTRICAL WORK, ELECTRIC SHOCK, ELECTRICAL BOX, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316671445			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; electricians & power transm. install.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 7 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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