Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 200672129 - electric shock - ground fault in electric pump
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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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.
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Other building | Alteration or rehabilitation | Under $50,000 | X |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
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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 |