Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 107433.015 - Worker is shocked when tool contacts metal conductors

Accident Summary Nr: 107433.015 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 06/26/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1325597.015	07/05/2018		236220	Ram Construction Services Of Michigan Inc

Abstract: At 10:45 a.m. on June 26, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was engaged in repair work at a five-story building's parking structure. He was using a pneumatic chipping hammer/chisel to remove concrete from around embedded electrical conduit and post tensioning cables. The metal chisel penetrated a metal conduit which was energized with 277 volts of electricity. Employee #1's arm and hand muscles locked up on his tool as he was shocked. The employee was finally able to release the tool and sit down. He was transported to the hospital, treated for electric shock, and released without hospitalization.

Keywords: Chipper, Concrete, Conduit, Construction, Cutting, Electric Conductor, Electric Shock, Electric current, Energized, Lighting, Pneumatic tool

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair			5

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1325597.015	29	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Cutting concrete pavement Fatality Cause:

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