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

Accident Summary Nr: 170080493 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 05/21/1998
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
30199072705/27/199817310Preferred 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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