Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201041456 - Employee shocked by electrical system, later dies

Accident Summary Nr: 201041456 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 07/01/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306786096	07/11/2003	1731	238210	Bombard Electric Company, Inc.

Abstract: On July, 1, 2003, Employee #1, of Bombard Electric Company, Inc., was working at the MGM Grand Hotl/Casino Administration Building, where the electrical system was being crossed over and upgraded. He was reaching inside the electrical panel box to disconnect several side wires of the energized 480 volt line when was suffered a severe shock and burns. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he died on July 17, 2003.

Keywords: BURN, ELECTRICAL, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRIC SHOCK, ELECTRICAL BOX

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$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	306786096			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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