Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170194773 - ELECTRIC SHOCK & FALL - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

Accident Summary Nr: 170194773 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 08/17/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112033352	08/29/1990	6512	0	D Salter & Co

Abstract: An electrical foreman was standing on a ladder, making connections and testing circuits above a false ceiling in a commercial building. As he was testing a 120-volt circuit, his left elbow contacted a fire protective sprinkler conductor that had been installed previously. The employee, who was also touching a metal sprinkler pipe, received an electric shock that caused an involuntary muscular reaction. As a result, the employee knocked the ladder out from under him and fell about 8 feet to the concrete floor. He sustained a cracked pelvis and was hospitalized for his injury.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, E GI VII, ELECTRICIAN, LADDER, ELECTRICAL WORK, UNGUARDED LIVE PARTS, PELVIS, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112033352			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; electricians & power transm. install.

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