Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200711414 - Electric Shock - Ground Fault in Cord Set

Accident Summary Nr: 200711414 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 07/23/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304267065	07/24/2001	1711	0	U.S. Postal Service

Abstract: A plumber's helper for a plumbing contractor was fixing a water leak under a house. He borrowed a droplight from the home's owner, and he was electrocuted when he touched the light's metal cover. A subsequent continuity test showed that the droplight's wiring was proper and had a ground connection. The flexible extension cord the employee was using, also owned by the homeowner, had been spliced in three places. The homeowner's outlet receptacle showed a false ground. Upon closer inspection, it was found that the neutral wire had been connected to the equipment grounding terminal. The electrical wiring in the house did not provide an equipment grounding conductor.

Keywords: E GI V, ELECTRICAL, INADEQUATE MAINT, CORD SET, ELECTROCUTED, GROUND FAULT, EQUIPMENT GROUNDING, ELECTRIC LIGHT--PORT, ELECTRICAL SPLICE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304267065			Fatality	Electric Shock	Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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