Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200830503 - Electric Shock - Ground Fault in Power Cord and Tool

Accident Summary Nr: 200830503 -- Report ID: 0215600 -- Event Date: 08/15/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303531305	08/15/2001	6531	0	Sibling Management

Abstract: Employee #1 was a building superintendent who was unclogging the drains in an unused decorative fountain the day after it rained. He was using an electric snake while standing barefoot in approximately a foot and a half of water that had accumulated in the fountain. The ground prongs on both the electric drain opener and the twenty-foot extension cord were missing. In addition, the tool was plugged into an ungrounded outlet. He was electrocuted.

Keywords: E GI V, E GI III, ELECTRICAL, INADEQUATE MAINT, DRAIN PIPE, CORD SET, ELECTROCUTED, EQUIPMENT GROUNDING, PLUMBING, ELEC PORT TOOL--MISC

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303531305			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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