Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200623114 - Employee electrocuted by lighting circuit in crawl space

Accident Summary Nr: 200623114 -- Report ID: 0454713 -- Event Date: 07/30/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307681080	08/02/2004	1521	236115	Jerry Monroe

Abstract: On July 30, 2004, Employee #1 entered the crawl space beneath a home under construction to nail bridging to the sub flooring. He was using a two-head, halogen light set and a 100 ft long extension cord to work in the dark. Employee #1 was holding positive and negative electrical connectors in his left hand when he apparently pushed them down into the mud and was electrocuted. The extension cord was plugged into a defective GFCI-equipped outlet. The extension cord and the flexible power cord on the light set were also damaged.

Keywords: LIGHTING CIRCUIT, WORK RULES, CORD SET, ELECTROCUTED, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, ELECTRIC LIGHT--PORT, CRAWL SPACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2	16	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307681080			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Electrocution from equipment installation/tool use

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