Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200602167 - Employee electrocuted installing light fixtures

Accident Summary Nr: 200602167 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 07/17/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304391576	07/18/2002	1731	0	Consolidated Electric Service

Abstract: On July 17, 2002, Employee #1 and a coworker, both electricians, were installing overhead electric light fixtures in a bathroom with a hard ceiling. Employee #1 was working above the ceiling and the coworker was on a ladder below the ceiling, holding the light fixture. Employee #1 apparently contacted a 277-volt circuit and was electrocuted. The coworker received an electric shock.

Keywords: LIGHTING CIRCUIT, INSTALLING, WORK RULES, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, LIGHTING FIXTURE, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304391576			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Electrocution from equipment installation/tool use

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