Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170153175 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED CONDUCTOR

Accident Summary Nr: 170153175 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 08/06/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112120977	08/06/1992	6531	0	K.W. Ha Et Al Dba Wilshire Court Partnership

Abstract: A maintenance employee was working on an apartment renovation job. While working from a stepladder, he contacted a dangling 120-volt conductor with both of his hands and was electrocuted. He was pushed off the ladder by a coworker. A supervisor summoned to the area telephoned emergency medical services and, because of inadequate training, administered cardio-pulmonary resuscitation using improper techniques. (He did not ventilate the injured employee.) The emergency medical team arrived, properly treated the victim, and transported him to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, CPR, ELECTROCUTED, LOCKOUT, UNGUARDED LIVE PARTS, E C, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, UNTRAINED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112120977			Fatality	Electric Shock	Laborers, except construction

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