Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201097078 - Employee shocked by electric line in ceiling

Accident Summary Nr: 201097078 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 03/15/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126110865	03/15/2004	1731	238210	Pfefferle Electric

Abstract: At approximately 9:30 a.m. on March 15, 2004, Employee #1, the owner and president of Nash Construction, was standing on a fiberglass stepladder to reach up into a false ceiling. He took hold of an energized, 277-volt power line and received an electric shock. Employee #1 sustained injuries that required hospitalization. Subsequent investigation revealed that the electric line was connected to metal parts.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, SUSPENDED CEILING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL WORK, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126110865			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Electricians

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