Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200232205 - Employee Is Electrocuted by Panel

Accident Summary Nr: 200232205 -- Report ID: 1032500 -- Event Date: 07/29/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311577456	07/31/2008	1711	238220	United Team Mechanical, Llc

Abstract: On July 29, 2008, Employee #1 and a coworker were journeyman HVAC service technicians. They were performing regularly scheduled preventative maintenance inspection and service on a Trane Intelli-Pack rooftop control unit, Number RTU4, at a medical facility. The unit had been deenergized for the visual inspection inside the control panel on the north side of the unit. The coworker was using water to spray clean the condenser coils on the south side of the unit. Employee #1 was electrocuted when he reenergized the unit to complete the final amp draw and performance testing portion of the inspection.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, SHOCK, AIR CONDITIONER, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRIC SHOCK, ELECTRICAL CABINET

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	3	39	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311577456			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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