Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200850485 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - PROBABLE GROUND FAULT IN SPRAY GUN

Accident Summary Nr: 200850485 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 05/22/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106184104	05/22/1992	1799	0	Temmon & Associates, Inc.

Abstract: A 22-year-old employee was using a 120-volt encapsulating spray gun. The spray gun was not protected by a ground-fault circuit interrupter. While he was working, the employee collapsed and died. The autopsy was inconclusive, but the medical examiner strongly suspected electrocution to be the cause of death.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, E C, GROUND FAULT, EQUIPMENT GROUNDING, ELEC PORT TOOL--MISC

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Other		$50,000 to $250,000	9		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	106184104			Fatality	Electric Shock	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Electrocution from equipment installation/tool use

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