Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201111127 - electric shock - direct contact with energized conductor

Accident Summary Nr: 201111127 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 07/28/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126024520	07/28/1998	1731	0	R.J. Performance

Abstract: Two employees, a journeyman electrician and an electrician's helper, were doing various maintenance and repair work at a large office building. The helper was changing a ceiling-mounted fluorescent lighting system to track lighting. As he was connecting wiring to an energized 277-volt circuit, he contacted an energized conductor and was electrocuted. The circuit remained energized to maintain lighting for the building tenants.

Keywords: LIGHTING CIRCUIT, E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, UNTRAINED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1	12	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126024520			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electricians' apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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