Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201160082 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED CONDUCTOR THRU TOOL

Accident Summary Nr: 201160082 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 07/30/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126094929	07/31/1996	6531	0	Southern California Properties

Abstract: An electrician was connecting conductors inside a junction box. The box was located in the drop ceiling of an office undergoing remodeling. Before terminating the conductors inside the junction box, the employee had deenergized the 277-volt circuit at the circuit breaker panelboard and had locked the room. After he completed the task, the electrician reenergized the circuit. He was testing the conductors in the junction box when he noticed that one of the conductors appeared to be loose, projecting from the box. The cover for the box will not fit with the conductor in the way. He moved the loose conductor with a pair of "insulated" pliers and received an electric shock. He fell to floor from the 2.1-meter-tall stepladder that from which he had been working. The employee was treated at a hospital and released the same day. He had sustained contusions in addition to the electric shock.

Keywords: E GI II, ELECTRICAL, INSULATED TOOL, STEPLADDER, ELECTRICIAN, LADDER, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126094929			Non Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Electricians

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.