Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200603710 - Employee Is Electrocuted by Extension Cord

Accident Summary Nr: 200603710 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 07/31/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309760726	08/01/2007	0782	561730	Ace Landscapes, Inc.

Abstract: On July 31, 2007, Employee #1 was drilling a hole in the wall of the residence, to install a lawn sprinkler system. He was using an extension cord which did not have a grounding pin. The extension cord had been spliced at different locations and was wired wrong. Employee #1 was electrocuted by the extension cord.

Keywords: SHOCK, CORD SET, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRIC SHOCK, ELECTRICAL SPLICE, GROUNDING ELECTRODE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309760726			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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