Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170574032 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - POSSIBLE GROUND FAULT IN ELECTRICAL BOX

Accident Summary Nr: 170574032 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 10/02/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116450529	10/04/1996	1711	0	Don Elliott Air Conditioning & Heating
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116450511	10/04/1996	1521	0	Carter & Company

Abstract: An employee was working in the attic of a house, installing new air conditioning equipment. He contacted an energized object in the old attic wiring (possibly the metal case of a junction box) while another part of his body was touching a grounded metal pipe. The employee was electrocuted.

Keywords: ATTIC, ELECTRICAL, E GI VII, GROUND FAULT, EQUIPMENT GROUNDING, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRICAL BOX

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	116450529			Fatality	Electric Shock	Heating, air conditioning, and refrig. mechanics
2	116450511					Occupation Not Listed

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