Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 158464.015 - Employee is killed via electrocution

Accident Summary Nr: 158464.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 07/25/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1686362.015	07/25/2023		238210	Current Electric Service, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:45 p.m. on July 25, 2023, an employee was laying on the grass in the prone position, while using a handheld uninsulated cutting plier to remove/strip the insulation from the end of an energized electrical wire, which was located in an existing below grade electrical junction box. The employee, who was not wearing PPE/electrically insulated gloves, was electrocuted and was subsequently pronounced dead at the scene.

Keywords: Electrical Box, Electrocuted, Glove, Insulated Tool, Insulation, PPE, Removing

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			12		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1686362.015	35	M	Fatality		Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause:

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