Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130703.015 - Employee accesses energized panel and is electrocuted

Accident Summary Nr: 130703.015 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 10/24/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1499724.015	10/25/2020		238210	Edwards Electric Service, Llc

Abstract: At 4:30 p.m. on October 24, 2020, Employee #1, employed by an electrical contractor, was working at a manufacturing plant construction project. He was in the "turn on" phase for installation of exhaust fans. The employee accessed an energized 480-volt electrical panel and the panel's internal wiring. He was not wearing arc flash rated PPE. The employee came into contact with an energized circuit and was electrocuted.

Keywords: Construction, Contact, Electric current, Electrical Work, Electrical panel, Electrician, Electrocuted, Energized, PPE, Unguarded Live Parts

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		New project or new addition			6		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1499724.015	32	M	Fatality		Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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