Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120065.015 - Employee suffers electric shock when contacting live wire

Accident Summary Nr: 120065.015 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 09/18/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1432002.015	09/18/2019		333415	B.G. Metals, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:00 noon on September 18, 2019, an employee was on a ladder removing AC duct work when he contacted exposed live wires and fell from the ladder. The employee was hospitalized to treat electric shock but recovered.

Keywords: Air Duct, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Climbing on Ladder, Contact, Duct, Electric Shock, Electrical Wire, Energized, Fall, Fall From Elevation, HVAC, Stepladder

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Demolition			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1432002.015	21	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: 10 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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