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Accident Summary Nr: 104614.015 - Employee contacts an energized 277 volt wire and is electroc

Accident Summary Nr: 104614.015 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 04/10/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1307935.015	04/10/2018		811219	Prime Power Services, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on April 10, 2018, Employee #1 was relocating a conduit in the outdoor lighting circuit. There were connecting wires coming out of the conduit through a pull elbow. The employee was working from a 12 foot fiberglass ladder. He was using a pair of pliers when he made contact with a 277 volt energized wire at the pull elbow. Employee #1 was electrocuted and suffered cardiac arrest as well as electrical contact burn marks on his right hand, with metallization of the skin. Blunt force trauma injuries were also observed on the body and were related to the secondary fall after the shock.

Keywords: Burn, Cardiac Arrest, Conduit, Electrical Work, Electrocuted, Fall, Hand Tool, Ladder, Lighting Circuit, Shock

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1307935.015	61	M	Fatality		Machinery maintenance occupations

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