Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170184535 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CAUSE UNKNOWN

Accident Summary Nr: 170184535 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 10/07/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112118823	10/08/1991	1731	0	Arms Electric

Abstract: A 35-YEAR-OLD ELECTRICIAN WORKING AS AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR WAS INSTALLING WIRING IN A ROOM IN A RESIDENCE. HE HAD BEEN WORKING ALONE, AND THE OWNER OF THE RESIDENCE FOUND THE ELECTRICIAN UNCONSCIOUS IN A PRONE POSITION IN A CORNER OF THE ROOM. EMERGENCY RESCUE SERVICES WERE CALLED, BUT THE ELECTRICIAN HAD BEEN ELECTROCUTED. TESTS WERE PERFORMED ON THE OUTLETS AND TOGGLE SWITCHES IN THE ROOM. THE RECEPTACLE OUTLET NEAREST TO THE BODY WAS ENERGIZED AT 50 VOLTS, AND ONE OF THE TOGGLE SWITCHES WAS ENERGIZED AT 236 VOLTS. NONE OF THE REMAINING OUTLETS OR SWITCHES WAS ENERGIZED. ADDITIONALLY, ONE OF FOUR CEILING FIXTURES WAS ENERGIZED.

Keywords: RECEPTACLE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRIC SWITCH, E GI VII, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRICAL WORK, GROUND FAULT, EQUIPMENT GROUNDING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112118823			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electricians

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