Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201038049 - Employee Is Killed from Electric Shock

Accident Summary Nr: 201038049 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 03/06/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305480600	03/06/2006	1542	236220	Lefevre Corp

Abstract: At 10:50 a.m. on March 6, 2006, Employee #1, a site superintendent, opened a transformer cabinet, GE, Serial Number L444189T73A, and attempted to disconnect an energized, 16,000 high-voltage transformer feeder to a building being prepared for demolition. Employee #1 was electrocuted. He suffered burns over his entire body. Upon further investigation, it was determined Employee #1 was not trained to perform this type of dangerous task and was asked to wait until electrical personnel from Southern California Edison could arrive to deenergize the system.

Keywords: BURN, DEMOLITION, ELECTRICAL, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL WORK, ELECTRIC SHOCK, TRANSFORMER, UNTRAINED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Demolition		$50,000 to $250,000	1	18	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305480600			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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