Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200571313 - Employee Is Electrocuted after Contacting Grounding Wire

Accident Summary Nr: 200571313 -- Report ID: 0316700 -- Event Date: 07/15/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310845631	07/15/2008	1711	238220	Edwin M. Yoder Plumbing, Incorporated

Abstract: On July 15, 2008, Employee # 1 contacted a piece of copper that was being used as a grounding wire. He was electrocuted.

Keywords: SHOCK, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310845631			Fatality	Electric Shock	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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