Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170606248 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

Accident Summary Nr: 170606248 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 04/27/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120050471	04/28/1994	1731	0	Domar Electric Inc

Abstract: An electrician was performing work on a partially energized 480-volt switchboard at a waste water treatment plant. He was replacing a 5-kilovolt-ampere, 480/120-volt transformer in the switchboard. He contacted a 480-volt conductor that was supposed to have been taped and protected against contact. The electrician received a severe electric shock and was knocked unconscious. He was hospitalized for his injury but returned to work the next day.

Keywords: UNCONSCIOUSNESS, E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, SWITCHBOARD, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120050471			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Electricians

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