Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 169116.015 - Employee is killed in fall from ladder after electrical inci

Accident Summary Nr: 169116.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 08/08/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1767815.015	08/09/2024		238210	R.J.S. Electric, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:30 p.m. on August 8, 2024, an employee was working from a 12-foot A-frame fiberglass ladder, standing on the seventh step, while connecting cables for a new power pack's transformer to the ceiling lighting of a new clubhouse gym. The employee experienced pain and exhibited signs of muscle spasms before falling backward from approximately 7 feet. He struck his head on the concrete floor, sustaining blunt force trauma. The incident resulted in a fatality.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Ceiling, Climbing, Climbing on Ladder, Concrete Floor, Fall, Fiberglass, Head, Ladder, Muscle cramps , Struck Against, Struck By, Transformer

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1767815.015	62	M	Fatality		Electricians	Distance of Fall: 7 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause:

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