Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 118623.015 - Employee repairing electric stove is electrocuted

Accident Summary Nr: 118623.015 -- Report ID: 0355112 -- Event Date: 07/23/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1420788.015	07/23/2019		238210	Professional Control Systems, Llc

Abstract: At 3:26 p.m. on July 23, 2019, Employee #1, employed by an electrical services company, was repairing an electric stove inside a one-story residence. He crawled through a crawlspace to reach the metal exhaust vent/duct for the stove. The duct's casing was missing a ground wire, and the duct was energized. As Employee #1 made contact with the duct, he was electrocuted.

Keywords: Crawl Space, Duct, Electrical Work, Electrician, Electrocuted, Equipment Grounding, Ground Fault, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Maintenance, Material Handling, Repair, Residential Construction, Ventilation

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1420788.015	28	M	Fatality		Electricians' apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause:

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