Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201166576 - Employee electrocuted while exploring water leak

Accident Summary Nr: 201166576 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 01/05/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126196575	01/06/2005	1711	238220	Ana Marie Matyas Aka Ana Toramatyas

Abstract: On January 5, 2005, Employee #1 was working at a residence in Los Angeles, CA. He had come to the house offering to do plumbing work and the homeowner asked him to investigate water leaks under the house to see what needed to be repaired. Employee #1 crawled under the house with a light at the end of an extension cord. The power on the extension cord tripped and Employee #1 asked the homeowner to relocate the plug. She did so and then heard Employee #1 scream. The homeowner called 911; paramedics arrived at the scene but were unsuccessful in their attempts to revive Employee #1, who had been electrocuted.

Keywords: LEAK, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL WORK, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRIC LIGHT--PORT, WATER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2	12	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126196575			Fatality	Electric Shock	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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