Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170701619 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED CONDUCTOR

Accident Summary Nr: 170701619 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 05/01/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125912154	05/05/1998	1731	0	Action Electric Corporation

Abstract: An electrical supervisor was connecting power supply conductors to a motor of a pump for a landscape sprinkler system. The conductors, which apparently were energized, were inside a conduit. The conductors exiting the conduit were too long. The employee was electrocuted when he cut one of the conductors to shorten it.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, E C, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125912154			Fatality	Electric Shock	Supervisors; electricians & power transm. install.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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