Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200612927 - Welder Sustains Electric Shock

Accident Summary Nr: 200612927 -- Report ID: 0111700 -- Event Date: 05/20/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311585343	05/22/2008	1791	238190	Rockett Welding

Abstract: At approximately 15:25 on May 20, 2008, Employee #1, the owner of Rockett Welding, was on an aerial lift, welding connections on beams at a building under construction. He was holding the 220V welding feeder in his right hand and removing slag with his left hand using a metal scraper. As the feeder in his right hand was feeding wire out of the tip, it curled toward his arm and contacted his jacket, which was saturated with water and sweat. Employee #1 then received an electric shock. He was found unconscious with his arm on fire. Employee #1 was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: BEAM, BURN, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, WELDER, CONSTRUCTION, WELDING, ELECTRIC SHOCK, ARM, WELDING ELECTRODE, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311585343			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Welders and cutters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Welding/Burning/Grindi Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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