Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200910420 - Employee Is Killed from Electric Shock

Accident Summary Nr: 200910420 -- Report ID: 0215300 -- Event Date: 03/24/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306190158	03/27/2006	1793	238150	Isco Glass, Inc.

Abstract: On March 24, 2006, Employee #1 was repairing a 'job-made' extension cord, and he fell to the ground while holding the energized cord with both hands. Employee #1 was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL WORK, ELECTRIC SHOCK, ELECTRIC CORD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Shoreline development, dam, reservoir		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306190158			Fatality	Electric Shock	Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing windows and doors, glazing Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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