Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 149069.015 - Employee is electrocuted while wiring bathroom

Accident Summary Nr: 149069.015 -- Report ID: 0453720 -- Event Date: 08/22/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1616622.015	08/22/2022	1731	238210	152595 - Cassell Electric, Llc

Abstract: At 2:35 p.m. on August 22, 2022, two employees were rewiring a bathroom that was being remodeled in an existing single family residence. Employee #1 entered the crawlspace through a hole in the bathroom floor when a coworker heard a noise then Employee #1 said his name. The coworker saw that Employee #1 had made contact with an energized wire. The coworker kicked Employee #1's hands away from the wire, contacted emergency services and began chest compressions. Employee #1 died due to electrocution.

Keywords: CPR, Contact, Electrical Wire, Electrocuted, Remodel

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1616622.015	20	M	Fatality		Occupation not reported

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