Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200774560 - Employee electrocuted while pulling cables

Accident Summary Nr: 200774560 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 10/23/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310562764	10/23/2006	1731	238210	Consolidated Electrical Services

Abstract: On October 23, 2006, Employee #1, an electrician, was directed by his foreman to remove temporary cables from the circuit disconnect to an elevator motor and replace them with new permanent cables. He was pulling the cables when he contacted an energized cable that was part of a 480-volt, three-phase circuit. Employee #1 was electrocuted. The supply side of the disconnect was energized during the work.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL WORK, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310562764			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electricians	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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