Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201165156 - Employee electrocuted working on electrical box in parking g

Accident Summary Nr: 201165156 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 07/21/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126156231	07/22/2003	1731	238210	Apollo Electric

Abstract: At approximately 9:50 p.m. on July 21, 2003, Employee #1, a foreman was working alone at the Kaiser Permanente Venice parking structure in Los Angeles, CA. He was trying to stop water from entering the top of an electrical box and running through the conduits to form a pool in the electrical room. He had removed the front electrical panel and was reaching with his right arm toward the back corner of the switchgear when his right hand apparently contacted the busbar of the electrical switchgear. He was electrocuted. When his body was found, there was also a pool of water at the base of the switchgear.The employer was cited for a violation of T8CCR 2320.4(a)(4).

Keywords: WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, BUSBAR, CONSTRUCTION, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRICAL CABINET, ELECTRICAL BOX

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	4	48	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126156231			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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