Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170393110 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

Accident Summary Nr: 170393110 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 06/04/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
124047796	06/07/1993	1731	0	E & K Electric Inc.

Abstract: AN APPRENTICE ELECTRICIAN WAS STANDING ON AN ELEVATED WORK PLATFORM (MOON BUGGY), ASSISTING IN THE REPLACEMENT OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OF A 277-VOLT SINGLE-PHASE FLUORESCENT LIGHTING FIXTURE. HE BEGAN TO STRIP INSULATION FROM THE UNGROUNDED CIRCUIT CONDUCTOR, WHICH WAS ENERGIZED AT THE TIME. THE APPRENTICE, WHO WAS CONTACTING THE SIDE OF THE GROUNDED WORK PLATFORM, RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK AND BURNS TO HIS HANDS. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL, BUT HE DIED OF ELECTROCUTION.

Keywords: E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, LIGHTING FIXTURE, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, AERIAL LIFT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124047796			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electricians' apprentices

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