Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 158837.015 - Employee is killed by electrocution

Accident Summary Nr: 158837.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 08/08/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1689409.015	08/09/2023		221122	City Of State Center

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on August 8, 2023, an employee was working to install a new transformer pad and basement in an alleyway. During the process of pulling conductors from the new switchgear through a conduit to the transformer, it was discovered the conduit was plugged. The employee walked down to the switchgear and opened the back of the cabinet. The employee was electrocuted and killed. The employee suffered burns.

Keywords: Basement, Conduit, Electric Conductor, Electrical Burn, Electrocuted, Installing, Switchgear, Transformer

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		New project or new addition				0	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1689409.015	39	M	Fatality		Supervisors; electricians & power transm. install.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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