Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170401152 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS THRU HAND TOOL

Accident Summary Nr: 170401152 -- Report ID: 0213400 -- Event Date: 08/01/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
113763361	08/02/1995	1731	0	Mira Lighting & Electric Service, Inc.

Abstract: Two electricians were changing ballasts in overhead fluorescent lighting fixtures. The foreman opened the switch to the lights in a fitting room; however, one of the 480-volt lights, which was connected to a different circuit, was not deenergized. One of the electricians cut an energized conductor supplying this fixture. He was in contact with the grounded metal frame of a changing booth at the time. He was electrocuted when the metal wire cutters he was using penetrated the conductor insulation.

Keywords: LIGHTING CIRCUIT, E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, LIGHTING FIXTURE, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, HAND TOOL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	113763361			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electricians

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