Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201182771 - Employee Is Electrocuted by New Panel

Accident Summary Nr: 201182771 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 11/16/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307394213	11/16/2005	6512	531120	Shirley Shomen Kung Chia And Stanley Chia

Abstract: At approximately 1:30 p.m. on November 16, 2005, Employee #1 was upgrading the electrical system as part of a remodeling project for a 5-story commercial building. Employee #1 had installed several Siemens electrical panels Siemens with 1,200 amp capacity, in a basement electrical room. The panels contained conductors which were connected directly to the city power grid by blue temporary wires. Employee #1 was correcting some grounding and/or bonding conductors in a panel containing energized 120 to 240 volt conductors. He was electrocuted.

Keywords: SHOCK, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRIC SHOCK, ELECTRICAL CABINET

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307394213			Fatality	Electric Shock	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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