Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200901437 - Employee electrocuted by energized HVAC duct

Accident Summary Nr: 200901437 -- Report ID: 0418400 -- Event Date: 08/07/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303776777	05/05/2004	1731	238210	Waycross Cable Company, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m. on August 7, 2003, Employee #1, a cable TV installer, was working on a job at a mobile home. He was trying to reach over an HVAC duct while running cable when he was electrocuted. Apparently, the wiring for the HVAC unit was installed incorrectly so that energized wiring was in contact with the duct work. The system was also not grounded.

Keywords: INSTALLING, PROTECTIVE GROUNDING, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Other		Under $50,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303776777			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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