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Accident Summary Nr: 132296.015 - Employee suffers electric shock while working with energized

Accident Summary Nr: 132296.015 -- Report ID: 0215600 -- Event Date: 12/23/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1509516.015	01/11/2021		238210	Idl Communications And Electric, Inc

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on December 22, 2020, Employee #1, employed by IDL Electric, was performing substation installation work at the MTA LIRR property site. The activity included accessing and pulling cables through manholes and terminating them at the distribution panels. The cables were passed down through upper energized terminals in the cabinet. The foreman of IDL Electric requested the Five Star Electric foreman to open the energized cabinet to facilitate the cable pull. After the cables were pulled, the employee attempted to reinstall the conduit in the energized cabinet. While doing so, the employee was shocked by electricity. Emergency services were called, and the employee was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for the electric shock.

Keywords: Cable, Electric Shock, Electrical Cabinet, Shock

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		New project or new addition			3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1509516.015	54	M	Hospitalized injury		Electrical power installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause:

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