Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170161038 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

Accident Summary Nr: 170161038 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 10/02/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112104765	10/02/1992	3672	0	Hallmark Circuits

Abstract: AN EMPLOYEE WAS CONNECTING THE BALLAST FOR A LIGHTING FIXTURE TO AN ENERGIZED 277-VOLT CIRCUIT. HE WAS WORKING ALONE FROM A GENIE LIFT ABOUT 20 FEET ABOVE THE FLOOR. WITH THE EQUIPMENT GROUNDING CONDUCTOR DISCONNECTED, HE HAD CONNECTED THE NEUTRAL CONDUCTOR FROM THE FIXTURE TO THE CIRCUIT. AS HE WAS CONNECTING THE UNGROUNDED CIRCUIT CONDUCTOR, THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK. A COWORKER HEARD A NOISE AND WENT TO INVESTIGATE. THE COWORKER FOUND THE EMPLOYEE SLUMPED ON THE WORK PLATFORM. THE PLATFORM WAS LOWERED, AND MEDICAL AID WAS GIVEN. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TRANSPORTED THE INJURED EMPLOYEE TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL, WHERE HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD BY ELECTROCUTION.

Keywords: BALLAST--LIGHTING, LIGHTING CIRCUIT, E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112104765			Fatality	Electric Shock	Not specified mechanics and repairers

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.