Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200090181 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

Accident Summary Nr: 200090181 -- Report ID: 0112300 -- Event Date: 08/02/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302665930	08/02/1999	1711	0	Ed Hoxsie, Inc.

Abstract: A plumber was electrocuted as he was working on a water pump at the bottom of a 1.9-meter-deep, 76-millimeter-diameter well. The switches controlling the two water pumps on the work site were mislabeled. No electrical tester was found in or around the well.

Keywords: E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, PUMP

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302665930			Fatality	Electric Shock	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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