Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14541809 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH LIVE PARTS

Accident Summary Nr: 14541809 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 11/08/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1957810	11/14/1984	1731	0	Whitehead Electric Co.

Abstract: AN ELECTRICIAN HAD REMOVED A TEMPORARY LIGHTING FIXTURE IN AN OCCUPIED OFFICE AND WAS INSTALLING A JUNCTION BOX FOR A PERMANENT FIXTURE. NO LOCKOUT OR TAGGING PROCEDURE WAS BEING USED. HE WAS DEPENDING ON THE WALL SWITCH TO ISOLATE THE CIRCUIT. BETWEEN THE TIME THE TEMPORARY FIXTURE WAS REMOVED AND THE TIME HE STARTED TO WIRE THE BOX, THE WALL SWITCH HAD BEEN TURNED "ON", ENERGIZING THE CIRCUIT. APPARENTLY, HE HELD HE BOX IN ONE HAND AND THE CONDUCTOR IN THE OTHER AS HE INSERTED THE CONDUCTOR INTO THE BOX. BURN MARKS INDICATED THAT CURRENT FROM THE 277-VOLT CIRCUIT FLOWED FROM HAND TO HAND. HE WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Keywords: LIGHTING CIRCUIT, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, E C, TAG, ELECTRICAL BOX

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1957810			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electricians

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