Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14243331 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED CONDUCTOR THRU TOOL

Accident Summary Nr: 14243331 -- Report ID: 0317000 -- Event Date: 06/23/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100384122	06/23/1988	1542	0	Scott Paper Company
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100384148	06/24/1988	1721	0	Tomlinson Painting Company
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18253773	06/24/1988	1731	0	Isaac Watkin Company

Abstract: An apprentice electrician was working from a 1.8-meter-tall (6-foot-tall) ladder. The top half of his body was above the tile ceiling in a space about 305 millimeters (1 foot) wide. The upper part of his left arm was touching a sheet metal duct, and he was holding wire strippers in his right hand. The wire strippers contacted an energized conductor, and the employee was electrocuted.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, LOCKOUT, E GI IV, HAND TOOL, ELECTRICAL WORK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100384122	Fatality	Electric Shock	Electricians' apprentices
2	100384148			Occupation Not Listed
3	18253773			Occupation Not Listed

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