Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201103538 - Employee electrocuted when screwdriver contacts live busbar

Accident Summary Nr: 201103538 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 11/18/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125746537	11/18/2002	1731	238210	John Bosley Dba Bosley Electric Co

Abstract: At 12:00 nooon on November 18, 2002, Employee #1 was working on an energized electrical busbar, pulling and landing neutral wires into a RYCO 480-volt panel board. He was reaching through to the back of the bussing to access the ground screws to land the wiring when his screwdriver apparently contacted the energized busbar. Employee #1 was found, unconscious, lying on the ground, and his screwdriver was found resting behind the busbar. He was was transported to San Joaquin General Hospital in French Camp, CA, where he died of injuries consistent with electrocution. Employee #1 was working alone at the time of the accident.

Keywords: UNCONSCIOUSNESS, WORK RULES, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, BUSBAR, CONSTRUCTION, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRICAL CABINET, HAND TOOL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125746537			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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