Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200783967 - Employee electrocuted while troubleshooting circuit

Accident Summary Nr: 200783967 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 08/18/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309539773	08/18/2006	1731	238210	Rts Enterprises, Inc.

Abstract: On or about August 18, 2006, Employee #1, an apprentice electrician, and a coworker were assigned by the jobsite superintendent to troubleshoot a problem with the can lights in the furred-down ceiling above the circulation desk in a high school library. The lights would not turn off. The coworker, who was a superintendent and journeyman electrician, told Employee #1 to troubleshoot the circuit wiring above the drop ceiling. He climbed a ladder into the drop ceiling and opened the junction box that housed the spliced wires. Employee #1 was removing the wire nuts from several of the splices when he was electrocuted. Subsequent investigation revealed that he had been working without a test meter, insulated tools, or insulated gloves.

Keywords: ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, LIGHTING CIRCUIT, ELECTRICAL, WORK RULES, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, LIGHTING FIXTURE, CONSTRUCTION, INEXPERIENCE, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309539773			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	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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