Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200902591 - Plumber's Helper Is Electrocuted in Crawl Space

Accident Summary Nr: 200902591 -- Report ID: 0418400 -- Event Date: 07/26/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314095126	07/29/2011	1711	238220	Sizemore Plumbing And Heating, Llc

Abstract: On July 26, 2011, an employee, of Sizemore Plumbing and Heating LLC, Albany, Georgia, was working as a plumber helper. He entered a crawl space in a single family residential structure to repair a leaking metal pipe. He came in contact with electrical hazards. He received an electric shock which caused a fatal cardiac arrest.

Keywords: HEART, LEAK, CONFINED SPACE, ELECTROCUTED, CONSTRUCTION, CARDIAC ARREST, ELECTRIC SHOCK, PIPE, PLUMBING, CRAWL SPACE

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314095126			Fatality	Electric Shock	Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices

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