Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200830164 - electric shock - direct contact with energized conductor

Accident Summary Nr: 200830164 -- Report ID: 0215600 -- Event Date: 07/18/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300600301	07/20/1999	7349	0	Toro Mechanical Co.

Abstract: An employee was replacing leaking boiler pipes in a boiler room located in the basement of a 6-story, 112-unit building. He was working from an aluminum ladder that was on the wet concrete floor. As he was connecting a water-recirculation pump, he contacted an energized conductor and was electrocuted.

Keywords: E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, UNTRAINED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	6		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300600301			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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