Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200601888 - Employee electrocuted in contact with fuses

Accident Summary Nr: 200601888 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 10/05/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304386659	10/05/2001	1731	0	Crouch Industries, L.P.

Abstract: On October 5, 2001, Employee #1, an electrician, and his coworker/helper were running control wiring through an enclosure that contained two 2400-volt AC fuses. Employee #1 contacted one of the fuses and was electrocuted.

Keywords: FUSE, CLEARANCE, WORK RULES, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL WORK, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRICAL CABINET

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304386659			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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