Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14537625 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS THRU FISH TAPE

Accident Summary Nr: 14537625 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 11/15/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111862603	01/02/1991	1731	0	Walker Electrical, Inc.

Abstract: A journeyman electrician was using a fish tape to pull conductors through a conduit. (He had been hired out of a union hall for a 3-day job.) The conductors originated in a switchboard. The employee, who was working from a 1.8-meter stepladder, had not deenergized the switchboard. The fish tape coiled around him as he was pulling it out. The tape contacted a 208-volt busbar, and the employee received an electric shock. He was thrown off ladder. As he landed, he fractured his right shoulder. The employee was hospitalized for his injury and had a pin inserted in his shoulder.

Keywords: METAL WIRE, SHOULDER, E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, SWITCHBOARD, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111862603			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Electricians

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