Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14294607 - Employee Is Electrocuted, Falls, and Later Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 14294607 -- Report ID: 0355100 -- Event Date: 03/14/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313072399	03/14/2009	3612	335311	Line Power Mfg.

Abstract: On March 14, 2009, Employee #1 was performing an electrical test on a large electrical cabinet (13 - 15,000 KV circuit breaker). The employee was working from a 6-foot stepladder, disconnecting one of the three "shorting" cables. The cables were connected to the cabinet terminals from a three-phase current test set. Employee #1 fell from the ladder and died shortly thereafter. The primary cause of death was believed to be from electrocution, but could have been a result of the fall.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, STEPLADDER, ELECTROCUTED, LADDER, FALL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313072399			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electrical and electronic technicians

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