Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200675783 - Employee electrocuted after cutting into energized cable

Accident Summary Nr: 200675783 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 02/23/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309429967	02/23/2006	1731	238210	Mastec North America, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:25 a.m. on February 23, 2006, Employee #1 was working on an electrical vault (MAT) that was part of a 7,600-volt system. He was cutting a de-energized electrical cable when he accidentally sliced the energized cable and was electrocuted.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL VAULT, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRIC CABLE, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL WORK, LACERATION, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309429967			Fatality	Electric Shock	Supervisors; electricians & power transm. install.

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