Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200053775 - Employee Contacts Electrical Wire and Is Electrocuted

Accident Summary Nr: 200053775 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 08/31/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314056730	09/01/2010	1731	238210	Rick'S Electric

Abstract: At approximately 10:20 a.m. on August 31, 2010, Employee #1, an apprentice electrician, was using an AC tester to inspect an area for stray voltage or damaged wires that had caused a coworker to receive an electrical shock. The coworker had been working within the pelletizing section of a corn stalk pellet processor, and clearing rainwater that had accumulated within the structure and an open cable tray. The rainwater had poured into the all metal pellet plant through an open roof, which had been removed due to building renovations. The coworker sustained an electrical shock while working within the cable tray, and using a small scoop and a wet/dry vacuum to clear the water and corn dust. When Employee #1 went to test the area, he reached into the wet corn dust mixture and contacted a 120 volt power line. Another coworker forcibly removed Employee #1 from the circuit. Emergency medical personnel were summoned. They arrived and transported him to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead as a result of cardiac arrest caused by electrical shock.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, ROOF OPENING, WATER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000	2	30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314056730			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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