Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200170876 - Employee electrocuted while insulating power line

Accident Summary Nr: 200170876 -- Report ID: 0257260 -- Event Date: 12/19/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311184915	12/19/2007	1531	236118	Pedro Perez Delgado

Abstract: On December 19, 2007, Employee #1 was covering a 4.16-kilovolt electric line with a plastic tube when he contacted the line and was electrocuted.

Keywords: ELEC INSULATION, INSTALLING, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRIC CABLE, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	2	16	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311184915			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	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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