Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 118335.015 - Employee is electrocuted during building demolition

Accident Summary Nr: 118335.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 07/25/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1418413.015	07/25/2019		238910	Riteway Systems, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on July 25, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a demolition company, was engaged in demolition work at a six-story multifamily residential structure. As he grabbed a metal stud at the end of a hallway, the stud came into contact with exposed live wires from the building's emergency lighting system. Employee #1 was electrocuted.

Keywords: Demolition, Electrocuted, Lighting Fixture, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Residential Construction, Unguarded Live Parts, Wall

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation			6		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1418413.015	55	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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