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Accident Summary Nr: 14328991 - Employee Is Killed When Contacting Electrical Conductors

Accident Summary Nr: 14328991 -- Report ID: 0316300 -- Event Date: 08/04/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300197670	08/05/2004	3731	336611	Newport News Shipbuilding And Drydock Company

Abstract: On August 4, 2002, Employee #1 and his helper were installing a fan on a HVAC chiller unit. Employee asked his helper to open the circuit breaker to deenergize the unit, but Employee #1 never tested the fan circuit to ensure it was deenergized. Employee #1's helper opened the wrong breaker and when Employee #1 touched the conductors for the fan, he was electrocuted.

Keywords: AIR CONDITIONER, ELECTROCUTED, LOCKOUT, CIRCUIT BREAKER, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300197670			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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