Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 159573.015 - Employee is killed due to cardiac arrest from electric shock

Accident Summary Nr: 159573.015 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 09/01/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1695290.015	09/05/2023		238210	Julian Contracting, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:45 a.m. on September 1, 2023, an employee and a supervisor had pulled 3/0-gauge wire through 2-inch conduit to connect a 480 V/3000A main distribution panel to a Schwäbische Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH (BAW08-22) machine. The employee was working on the main distribution panel or cutting wire, when he experienced electric shock causing unconsciousness. The power contacted him on his right arm, indicated by a burn on that location. The employee was not using insulated tools, nor wearing any sort of personal protective equipment to protect against electric shock, arcing, or arc flash. The employee was killed due to cardiac arrest and internal injuries from electric shock.

Keywords: Arm, Burn, Cardiac Arrest, Conduit, Electric Arc, Electric Arc Flash, Electric Shock, Electrical Wire, Electrical panel, Electrocuted, Heart Attack, Insulated Tool, Internal Injuries, PPE, Panel, Protective Clothing, Unconsciousness

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Alteration or rehabilitation				0	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1695290.015	24	M	Fatality		Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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