Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200372522 - Employee electrocuted while installing light switch

Accident Summary Nr: 200372522 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 06/18/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306829573	06/19/2003	1731	238210	Branham Electric Service, Inc.

Abstract: On June 18, 2003, Employee #1, an electrician's helper, was working with an electrician inside a home that was undergoing renovation. They were installing new light switches and receptacles on a 120 volt circuit. Just before they finished, they realized that a light switch had not been installed in the attic. The electrician instructed Employee #1 to hook up the light switch while he went outside to their truck to see the location of their next job. Employee #1 also went to the truck to get a box and faceplate, and then returned inside to complete the installation. When the electrician went back to check on Employee #1, he found him slumped over a metal HVAC vent. The light switch had been wired up with the circuit energized, and Employee #1, who was sweating and leaning on the metal ductwork, made contact with the energized conductors. He was electrocuted.

Keywords: LIGHTING CIRCUIT, ELECTRICAL, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL WORK, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306829573			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electricians' apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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