Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 136029.015 - Employee is killed after shock causes fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 136029.015 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 06/03/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1534512.015	06/04/2021		221111	U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers

Abstract: At 3:30 p.m. on June 2, 2021, an employee was standing on a steel A-Frame ladder checking a plate for a grounding rod. The employee received an electric shock which caused him to fall to the ground. The employee died of multiple blunt force injuries, including head trauma, sustained in the fall.

Keywords: Abdomen, Abrasion, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Brain, Contusion, Electric Shock, Electric current, Electrical, Electrical Work, Electrician, Electrocuted, Head, Inspecting, Ladder, Metal Ladder, Shock, Skull

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1534512.015	60	M	Fatality

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