Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 104582.015 - Employee replacing electrical wires is shocked and burned

Accident Summary Nr: 104582.015 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 01/11/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1307687.015	04/10/2018		238210	Newcastle Electric, Llc

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on January 11, 2018, Employee #1, employed by an electrical services company, was working at a police station that had recently been flooded. As Employee #1 was replacing electrical wires, he sustained an electric shock and burns to his left hand. Emergency services were called and, upon arrival, Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for his injuries.

Keywords: Burn, Construction, Electric Shock, Electrical, Electrical Work, Electrician, Electrocuted, Hand, Lockout/Tagout, Repair

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1307687.015	27	M	Hospitalized injury		Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause:

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