Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201088671 - Employee suffers electric shock pulling wires on panel box

Accident Summary Nr: 201088671 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 07/10/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306365032	01/04/2007	1731	238210	Porterville Electric

Abstract: At 11:45 a.m. on July 10, 2006, Employee #1 was performing his regular duties for an electric company in Porterville, CA. He was pulling electrical wire through the bottom of a 480-volt main panel box when he reached into the panel through a different opening and contacted the busbar. The current entered his left cheek and exited his left shoulder. Employee #1 sustained burns to his skin and was transported to Sierra View Hospital, where he was treated and released.

Keywords: BURN, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, BUSBAR, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, ELECTRIC SHOCK, ELECTRICAL CABINET, SKIN, BLIND REACHING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306365032			Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Electricians' apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Electrocution from equipment installation/tool use

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