Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200672129 - electric shock - ground fault in electric pump

Accident Summary Nr: 200672129 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 10/04/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301889267	10/07/1999	1751	0	Michael W. Meadows

Abstract: An employee was using a submersible pump to pump about 150 millimeters of water from the hold of a houseboat. The employee was electrocuted by a ground fault. The receptacle outlet energizing the pump had reversed wiring, and there was no ground-fault circuit interrupter at the site.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, REVERSE POLARITY, E GI VII, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRIC PUMP, GROUND FAULT, WET OPERATION, EQUIPMENT GROUNDING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301889267			Fatality	Electric Shock	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause: Electrocution from equipment installation/tool use

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