Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170382220 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

Accident Summary Nr: 170382220 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 11/30/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112219894	02/23/1996	6531	0	Hahn Property Management Corp/Palm Desert Town Ctr

Abstract: A maintenance worker was replacing the ballast in a 277-volt, chain-hung fluorescent lighting fixture in the security office of a shopping mall. He was working from a 2.4-meter-tall ladder. He had not deenergized the lighting circuit, and he received an electric shock as he disconnected the wiring in the fixture. The shock caused the employee to fall from the ladder. He landed on his left ankle and broke it. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: BALLAST--LIGHTING, FRACTURE, E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICIAN, LADDER, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112219894			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Not specified mechanics and repairers

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