Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200374825 - Electric Shock & Fall - Contact with Energized Conductor

Accident Summary Nr: 200374825 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 08/17/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313487803	08/18/2009	1731	238210	Affordable Electric

Abstract: An electrician was standing on a fiberglass ladder, cutting a metal cable on a 120-volt, 20-ampere, single-phase circuit. When he stripped the metal armor from the cable, he contacted an energized conductor, received an electric shock, and fell approximately 1.5 meters to the floor. He was transported to a hospital, where he died either from electrocution or from injuries sustained in the fall.

Keywords: E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRIC CABLE, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313487803			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electricians

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