Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170080493 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

Accident Summary Nr: 170080493 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 05/21/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301990727	05/27/1998	1731	0	Preferred Electric, Inc.

Abstract: An electrical crew was pulling flexible conduit through a hole bored in the ground. The conductors in the conduit were to be installed in a pad-mounted transformer. The120-volt circuit ran from the transformer to a nearby cellular telephone tower. The two 120-volt buses in the transformer were covered by rubber insulation. One of the employees was working near the transformer when he apparently fell and dislodged one of the covers. He fell against the uncovered bus and was electrocuted. (The transformer was owned by an electric utility.)

Keywords: ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRICAL WORK, E C, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, TRANSFORMER, UNTRAINED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301990727			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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