Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171054778 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED CONDUCTOR

Accident Summary Nr: 171054778 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 12/11/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126765429	12/13/1996	1731	0	Robertson Electric Inc

Abstract: An apprentice electrician was working on a deenergized circuit in a building under construction. Even though the circuit had been deenergized, it had not been locked out or tagged. Someone reenergized the circuit, and the employee received an electric shock. He also sustained second- and third-degree burns on his hands. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: BURN, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, E C, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, ELECTRIC SHOCK, HAND

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126765429			Non Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Electricians' apprentices	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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