Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 109481.015 - Apprentice is shocked during electrical work

Accident Summary Nr: 109481.015 -- Report ID: 0352460 -- Event Date: 09/05/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1345289.015	09/06/2018		238210	Line-Load Electrical Contractor'S Inc.

Abstract: At 3:30 p.m. on September 5, 2018, Employee #1, an apprentice electrician, was instructed by a coworker, a journeyman electrician, to install a power pack needed to provide power to the hallway lighting fixtures in a school that was being constructed. Employee #1 had to access a junction box where energized wires were transmitting 277 volts of electricity. During the work, Employee #1 received an electric shock to his hand. He was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for the electric shock.

Keywords: Burn, Construction, Electric Shock, Electrical Box, Electrical Work, Electrician, Energized, Hand, Lighting, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Training

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1345289.015	37	M	Hospitalized injury		Electrical and electronic engineers

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