Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170831754 - ELECTRIC SHOCK & FALL - CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

Accident Summary Nr: 170831754 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 02/18/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302015516	02/25/1998	1731	0	Cleveland Electric Company

Abstract: An apprentice electrician was on a 3-meter ladder, replacing lighting fixtures in 3.7-meter-high ceiling. The circuit had been deenergized, but the circuit breaker had not been locked out. A store employee entered and turned the circuit breaker on. The apprentice received an electric shock from the 277-volt circuit, which caused him to fall from the ladder. He suffered burns to both hands and a fractured pelvis and hip bone. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: LIGHTING CIRCUIT, E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICIAN, LADDER, LIGHTING FIXTURE, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302015516			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Electricians' apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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