Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200071124 - Electric Shock - Direct Contact with Energized Conductor

Accident Summary Nr: 200071124 -- Report ID: 0453720 -- Event Date: 01/31/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303845374	02/01/2001	1731	0	South Fork Electric, Inc.

Abstract: An electrician was sitting on the top plate of an interior wall, working within the ceiling space of a suspended ceiling. He was disconnecting conductors for a 277-volt, 16-ampere lighting fixture while the lighting circuit was energized. He turned to his right, placed his right hand on a steel support for the interior wall, and reaching into a 102-millimeter by 102-millimeter electrical box to disconnect the conductors. The employee contacted an energized conductor and was electrocuted.

Keywords: LIGHTING CIRCUIT, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, LIGHTING FIXTURE, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, E C, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303845374			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electricians	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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