Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14194096 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN WIRING SYSTEM

Accident Summary Nr: 14194096 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 10/28/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2842326	10/29/1985	1541	0	C. J. Frank Incorporated

Abstract: A CARPENTER'S HELPER WITH 1 YEAR OF EXPERIENCE WAS REMOVING A 4-FOOT-BY-8-FOOT, 0.25-INCH-THICK SHEET OF UNREPORTED MATERIAL FROM A WALL. HE RECEIVED A 120-VOLT ELECTRIC SHOCK WHEN HE CONTACTED A METAL BRACKET. THE EMPLOYEE, WHO HAD RECEIVED NO TRAINING IN SAFETY PROCEDURES, WAS NOT AWARE THAT AN ENERGIZED ELECTRIC CIRCUIT WAS IN THE AREA. THE EMPLOYEE WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR THE ELECTRIC SHOCK, BUT HE SUFFERED NO VISIBLE EXTERNAL INJURIES.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, CARPENTER, LOCKOUT, E C, GROUND FAULT, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2842326			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Carpenter apprentices

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