Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200102978 - Employee shocked stripping energized cable, later dies

Accident Summary Nr: 200102978 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 11/26/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311472146	12/07/2007	1731	238210	Lewis Electric

Abstract: On November 1, 2007, Employee #1 was working on the lighting fixtures in an office building undergoing renovations but in which permanent power was already being used. He was stripping off the metal jacket from a 277-volt MC cable that was hanging from the ceiling, and which provided power for lighting in the building. The cables, which were energized, contacted the metal jacket while Employee #1 was stripping it. He received an electric shock and fell to the ground. He attempted to get up on his own, but collapsed at the doorway. Employee #1 lost consciousness and remained in a coma at Metro Hospital in Cleveland, OH, until his death on November 25, 2007. The MC cable was known to be grounded, but not GFCI protected. Two coworkers were working approximately 15 ft from Employee #1, but did not see the accident.

Keywords: LIGHTING CIRCUIT, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, PROTECTIVE GROUNDING, WORK RULES, LIGHTING FIXTURE, CONSTRUCTION, LOCKOUT, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311472146			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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