Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170355903 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

Accident Summary Nr: 170355903 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 08/09/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119887560	08/09/1994	1799		Tri-State Restorations Inc

Abstract: A laborer performing asbestos removal work was pulling a deenergized electric cable from some conduit. He opened the rear panel of a large electrical cabinet so that he could pull the cable. The employee was not using electrical protective equipment, and the circuit had not been deenergized. The laborer contacted 480-volt circuit parts within the cabinet and was electrocuted.

Keywords: E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, ASBESTOS REMOVAL, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRICAL CABINET, UNTRAINED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119887560			Fatality	Electric Shock	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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