Accident Report Detail

Accident: 200783926 - Employee Killed Insulating Plumbing Fixture In Crawl Space

**Accident: 200783926 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 08/07/2006**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
309539559	08/08/2006	1711	Mesquite Plumbing Co.

On August 7, 2006, Employee #1, of Mesquite Plumbing Company, entered the crawl space of a house undergoing renovations to insulate a new plumbing fixture that a coworker had installed. During the course of his work he contacted a live wire and was electrocuted.

Keywords: electrical, work rules, electrocuted, struck against, construction, lockout, elec circ part--misc, plumbing, crawl space

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	309539559			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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