Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200850956 - electric shock - direct contact with energized parts

Accident Summary Nr: 200850956 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 10/15/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109895565	10/16/1999	1731	0	Forest Electric Inc.

Abstract: An experienced electrician was moving 277-volt lighting fixtures during an office renovation. He was standing on a wooden ladder, working in a drop ceiling. He apparently contacted energized parts of the lighting circuit and was electrocuted.

Keywords: LIGHTING CIRCUIT, E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, LIGHTING FIXTURE, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	25		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	109895565			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electricians	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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