Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170075956 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

Accident Summary Nr: 170075956 -- Report ID: 0257230 -- Event Date: 08/28/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126923473	08/29/1997	1522	0	Pavarini-Merit Ltd Partnership

Abstract: An employee was tearing down a concrete wall. He contacted an energized 120-volt conductor and was electrocuted.

Keywords: DEMOLITION, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, UNGUARDED LIVE PARTS, E C, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, PAINTER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000	12		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126923473			Fatality	Electric Shock	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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