OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221648975

EB ELECTRIC & AIR

SAN ANTONIO, TX· 2024-03-08T00:00:00

Event: AED, Apprentice, Ballast--Lighting, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Chest, Commercial Building, Construction, Electric Shock, Electrical Wire, Electrical Work, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Installing, Ladder, Lighting Fixture, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Lost consciousness, Lung, Resuscitation, Shock
NAICS: 238210
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347339251
Employer profile: EB ELECTRIC & AIR
Summary number: 221648975
Report ID: 0625500
Project type: A
Construction end-use: C

Event description

Employee is killed in fall from ladder while installing ligh

Investigation abstract

At 11:50 a.m. on March 8, 2024, an employee working as an electrician apprentice was standing on an 8-foot ladder installing ceiling light fixtures. The employee fell off the ladder unexpectantly and lost consciousness. An EMT attempted to revive the employee, including using an AED. The employee appears to have been electrically shocked and died from chest and lung injuries.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 49 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
576

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