Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14411201 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED CONDUCTOR

Accident Summary Nr: 14411201 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 04/04/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123626657	04/06/1998	1542	0	W.C. Scott Interests Inc.

Abstract: An employee was demolishing walls in the interior of an office. He grabbed a piece of armored cable and was electrocuted. The 277-volt circuit to which the cable was connected was still energized. It had been assumed that the circuit was deenergized.

Keywords: DEMOLITION, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRIC CABLE, ELECTROCUTED, LOCKOUT, E C

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Demolition		$50,000 to $250,000	1	10	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	123626657			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Electrocution from equipment installation/tool use

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