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Accident Summary Nr: 133694.015 - Employee suffers electrical shock and burns while working on

Accident Summary Nr: 133694.015 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 02/26/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1517159.015	02/26/2021		236220	Monaghan Construction

Abstract: At 8:22 a.m. on February 26, 2021, Employee #1 was working for a firm engaged in commercial and institutional construction. The job site was a commercial office building. Employee #1 was standing on an A-Frame ladder to access a junction box in the ceiling where he was testing the continuity of energized wires. The energized conductors were 270 volts. Employee #1 suffered severe electrical burns to both hands including the surgical amputation of one finger. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Burn, Electrical, Electrical Box, Electrical Burn, Electrical Splice, Electrical Testing, Electrical Wire, Electrical Work, Energized, Partial Amputation, Surgical Amputation, Traumatic Amputation, Unconsciousness

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1517159.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury		Electricians' apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause:

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