Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14524953 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH LIVE PARTS

Accident Summary Nr: 14524953 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 07/06/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103172169	07/14/1988	1791	0	Lakeland Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: AN EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING ASBESTOS FROM STEAM PIPES IN A TUNNEL. THE TUNNEL WAS 56 INCHES HIGH AND 53 INCHES WIDE. OPEN WIRING ON CERAMIC INSULATORS RAN ALONG THE CEILING. THE CONDUCTORS WERE INSULATED EXCEPT IN ONE SPOT WHERE THEY HAD BEEN TAPPED OFF IN THE PAST. THE TAP CONDUCTORS HAD BEEN CUT OFF, LEAVING ABOUT AN INCH OF UNINSULATED CONDUCTOR HANGING DOWN. THE EMPLOYEE RAISED UP INTO THE UNINSULATED PORTION OF THE WIRING AND WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, CONFINED SPACE, E GI VII, ELECTROCUTED, UNGUARDED LIVE PARTS, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103172169			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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