Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200002954 - Employee Is Electrocuted While Servicing Air Conditioner

Accident Summary Nr: 200002954 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 11/05/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313405268	11/06/2009	1711	238220	Ihp Industrial, Inc.

Abstract: On November 5, 2009, Employee #1, a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) repairman, was servicing an air conditioning unit. He contacted a fan motor support arm that was not properly grounded to earth and was energized when the fan motor shorted. Employee #1 was electrocuted and killed.

Keywords: FAN, REPAIR, AIR CONDITIONER, ELECTROCUTED, CONSTRUCTION, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRIC SHOCK, ELECTRICAL FAULT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313405268			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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