Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200212835 - Electric Shock - Direct Contact with Energized Conductor

Accident Summary Nr: 200212835 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 09/17/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314752940	09/27/2010	1731	238210	Salmon Electric Inc

Abstract: An electrician was working from a scissor lift, installing electrical conduit. The electrician contacted an energized overhead crane runway conductor and received an electric shock. A coworker on the scissor lift pulled the injured employee from the conductors, but the rescue efforts were to no avail. The electrician died of electrocution

Keywords: E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRICAL WORK, RUNWAY CONDUCTOR, LOCKOUT, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1	40	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314752940			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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