Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200677110 - Employee electrocuted while installing landscaping lights

Accident Summary Nr: 200677110 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 12/13/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311087696	12/13/2007	1731	238210	Hi-Tech Electrical, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 10:45 a.m. on December 13, 2007, Employee #1, of Hi-Tech Electrical, Inc., was installing landscaping lights around the north pool on the fourteenth floor of a 58-story, upscale condominium building. He was working with 277 volt-electrical wires when he was electrocuted. Coworkers later stated that the wires were never tested to determine if they were energized.

Keywords: LIGHTING CIRCUIT, INSTALLING, ELECTRICAL, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	58	1	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311087696			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Electrocution from equipment installation/tool use

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