Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170632145 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

Accident Summary Nr: 170632145 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 08/06/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120329800	08/09/1996	1731	0	Lrc Electric Co.

Abstract: The owner of an electrical contracting firm and an electrician's helper were rewiring a house. They were working on an energized circuit. The helper, who was a laid-off aerospace engineer with no formal training as an electrician, apparently contacted an exposed part on the energized circuit. He was electrocuted.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, E C, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, UNTRAINED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120329800			Fatality	Electric Shock	Helpers, construction trades

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