Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 122355.015 - Employee handling energized wires is electrocuted

Accident Summary Nr: 122355.015 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 12/08/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1449746.015	12/09/2019		236220	Ghanooni Construction Inc

Abstract: At 4:00 p.m. on December 8, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was engaged in renovation work at a one-story commercial building. He was standing on a 6-foot Werner A-Frame Step Ladder and attempting to connect electric wires to a fluorescent lamp on the ceiling. The wires were energized with 287 volts of electrical power. Employee #1's right hand made contact with the wires, and he sustained an electric shock. The employee was transported to the hospital, where he died.

Keywords: Construction, Contact, Electric current, Electrical Work, Electrocuted, Energized, Lighting Fixture, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Stepladder

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1449746.015	37	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause:

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