Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200514149 - Employee Is Killed from Electric Shock

Accident Summary Nr: 200514149 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 04/12/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309984383	04/13/2006	1731	238210	Hopkins Electric Llc

Abstract: At approximately 7:57 a.m. on April 12, 2006, Employee #1 was working from a 6 ft ladder that was positioned about 2 ft north of a 277 volt circuit in the ceiling grid. For some reason, Employee #1 made contact with the energized wires and was electrocuted. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, CEILING, ELECTROCUTED, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL WORK, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309984383			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electricians' apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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