Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201260627 - Electric Shock - Ground Fault

Accident Summary Nr: 201260627 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 07/27/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302800347	07/28/1999	1799	0	National Surface Cleaning, Inc.

Abstract: A laborer was engaged in lead dust removal in a third-floor ventilation duct at a public school. As he was working, he was electrocuted. It was believed that he received the electric shock from a portable vacuum cleaner that had been connected through an extension cord set to a wall-mounted receptacle outlet. An extension cord was later found to have a missing equipment grounding prong. The body had burn marks below the left shoulder and on the back of the left leg midthigh.

Keywords: E GI V, ELECTRICAL, VACUUM CLEANER, CORD SET, ELECTROCUTED, GROUND FAULT, EQUIPMENT GROUNDING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Other		$50,000 to $250,000	3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302800347			Fatality	Electric Shock	Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause: Electrocution from equipment installation/tool use

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