Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 129425.015 - Employee burns fingers when shocked by electrical component

Accident Summary Nr: 129425.015 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 09/09/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1492391.015	09/11/2020		238210	Miller Electric Company

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on September 9, 2020, an employee working as an electrician for an electrical contractor was troubleshooting an inoperative light relay. The employee contacted a live 277-volt electrical component and received an electrical shock. The employee was hospitalized to treat electrical burns to his fingers.

Keywords: Burn, Commercial Building, Construction, Electric Shock, Electrical Burn, Electrical Wire, Electrician, Finger, Lighting, Lighting Circuit, Lighting Fixture, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Repair, Shock, Troubleshooting

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			4	40

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1492391.015	37	M	Hospitalized injury		Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause:

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