Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 150657.015 - Employee is killed in fall from step ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 150657.015 -- Report ID: 0454711 -- Event Date: 10/19/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1629501.015	10/20/2022		238210	Mid-South Electric Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:44 a.m. on October 19, 2022, an employee, an electrician, was troubleshooting an LED lighting fixture on an 8-foot step ladder when he received an electric shock and fell. As the employee fell, he struck his head on a section of a cubicle structure and died due to the head trauma and brain injury.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Brain, Electric Shock, Electrician, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Head, Lighting Fixture, Stepladder, Traumatic Brain Injury, Troubleshooting

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			4		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1629501.015	47	M	Fatality		Electricians	Distance of Fall: 6 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause:

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