Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201103207 - Employee electrocuted in contact with energized vent pipe

Accident Summary Nr: 201103207 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 08/28/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125842211	08/29/2002	1742	238310	Western Insulation Inc

Abstract: At approximately 3:10 p.m. on August 28, 2002, Employee #1 was in the attic of a residence, installing a section of aluminum flex pipe for a kitchen exhaust fan to vent to the outside. This job was part of Pacific Gas and Electric's (PG&E) Weatherization Installation Program. Employee #1 was in a prone position across wooden rafters, connecting the metal flex duct, when a 2 x 4 cracked & broke. As he fell, Employee #1 struck a 1 in. conduit pipe. Apparently when the vent pipe was moved, an electrical wire came loose & was touching the metal range vent pipe unit. Employee #1 was electrocuted as a result of contact with the low-voltage current flowing from the vent pipe through his body to ground.

Keywords: BOARD, INSTALLING, CONDUIT, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, METAL PIPE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Other		Under $50,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125842211			Fatality	Electric Shock	Insulation Workers	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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