Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200821304 - Electric Shock - Direct Contact with Energized Parts

Accident Summary Nr: 200821304 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 10/28/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304155823	03/15/2001	1799	0	Dach Fence Company

Abstract: An employee was erecting a 2.1-meter-high metal fence. An energized 13-kilovolt transformer was located less than 2.1 meters away. The employee apparently contacted energized parts on the transformer and received an electric shock. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, LOCKOUT, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRIC SHOCK, TRANSFORMER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304155823			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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