Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 18155.015 - Employee Electrocuted When Splicing Electrical Conductors on

Accident Summary Nr: 18155.015 -- Report ID: 0317000 -- Event Date: 05/30/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
450293.015	05/30/2012		238210	Lex Electric Company Inc.

Abstract: At 9:45 a.m. on May 30, 2012, Employee #1 was installing a new overhead light fixture and splicing some electrical conductors while standing on a stepladder. Employee #1 had an electrical current pass through his body and left burn marks on both hands when shared neutral electrical conductors became energized at 227 VAC. Employee #1 fractured his head when his body fell from the step ladder to the ground. Employee #1 was killed from his injuries.

Keywords: Burn, Electric Conductor, Electrical, Fracture, Head, Ladder

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	450293.015	24	M	Fatality		Electricians' apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause:

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