Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170868905 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED CONDUCTOR

Accident Summary Nr: 170868905 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 10/03/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125660555	11/05/1997	1731	0	D.M. Jepsen, Inc.

Abstract: A five-employee crew was replacing the overhead lighting in a store. As part of the job, the employees were replacing old lighting fixtures with new ones. An electrician on the crew was on a 3.7-meter fiberglass stepladder, connecting conductors in a junction box above the ceiling. He received an electric shock, fell off the stepladder, and landed on his back. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: LIGHTING CIRCUIT, E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, STEPLADDER, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125660555			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause: Electrocution from equipment installation/tool use

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