Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200230373 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

Accident Summary Nr: 200230373 -- Report ID: 1032500 -- Event Date: 07/24/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300210135	07/27/1998	1731	0	Anderson & Wood Construction Co., Inc.

Abstract: An electrical crew was terminating underground service cables and connecting them to an overhead power line. One of the employees had stripped the outer insulation off a cable and was peeling back the concentric neutral when he contacted an energized switch. The employee received an electric shock and burns. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: BURN, ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRIC SWITCH, POWER LINE WORKER, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK, ELECTRIC SHOCK, UNDRGRD POWER LINE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000		25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300210135			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Electrical power installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Heat/hypothermia

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