Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201071511 - Employee Is Electrocuted and Is Killed

Accident Summary Nr: 201071511 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 10/23/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310813530	10/24/2007	4961	221330	Ormat Nevada Inc

Abstract: At approximately 11:30 a.m. on October 23, 2007, Employee #1 was changing out a damaged cable. The cabinet had been deenergized by shutting down the current at the switch. The employee entered an adjacent cabinet that was still energized. The employee made contact with the energized components of the electrical cabinet and received 13.8K volt electric shock. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRIC SHOCK, ELECTRICAL CABINET

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310813530			Fatality	Electric Shock	Machinery maintenance occupations

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