Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 133714.015 - Employee is killed by electrocution

Accident Summary Nr: 133714.015 -- Report ID: 0419730 -- Event Date: 03/02/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1517236.015	03/02/2021		238210	United Signs & Signals, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:55 p.m. on March 2, 2021, an employee worked in an excavation to splice existing streetlight wires. At some point, the tool used for the splice made contact with a live 480-volt wire. The employee was killed by electrocution.

Keywords: Contact, Electric Shock, Electrical Splice, Electrocuted, Hand Tool, Streetlighting

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1517236.015	30	M	Fatality		Electrical and electronic technicians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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