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Accident Summary Nr: 200600435 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN ELECTRIC CABLE

Accident Summary Nr: 200600435 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 08/10/1998
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
30043875108/11/199817310Big State Electric Co.

Abstract: One member of a two-person crew that was remodeling the inside of a home was installing a telephone line in the attic of the home. As the employee crawled into the attic space to fish the telephone cable, he touched a metal joist bracket. An abraded nonmetallic-sheathed cable had energized the bracket, and the employee was electrocuted.

Keywords: ELEC INSULATION, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRIC CABLE, ELECTROCUTED, E C, GROUND FAULT, EQUIPMENT GROUNDING, METAL STRIP
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling Other Under $50,000 2 X

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 300438751 Fatality Electric Shock Occupation not reported Distance of Fall: feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet
Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work
Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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