Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 172657.015 - Employee dies of electrocution when contacting wires during

Accident Summary Nr: 172657.015 -- Report ID: 0418400 -- Event Date: 12/13/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1793422.015	12/14/2024		238210	Gordon Electric Company, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:15 p.m. on December 13, 2024, an employee working for an electrical contractor was working inside a commercial building installing wiring for lighting fixtures. The employee was working from a ladder when he fell and grabbed energized electrical wires trying to stop his fall. The employee died from electrocution as a result.

Keywords: Commercial Building, Construction, Contact, Electric Shock, Electric current, Electrical, Electrical Wire, Electrical Work, Electrician, Electrocuted, Energized, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Lack of Work Procedures, Ladder, Lighting, Lighting Fixture, Shock

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1793422.015	64	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause:

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