Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201280195 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED CONDUCTOR

Accident Summary Nr: 201280195 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 07/28/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300970902	07/29/1997	1731	0	Reeves Electrical, Inc.

Abstract: Two employees were installing overhead lighting fixtures. One employee, acting as lead person because he had more time on the job, was installing the wiring despite not being qualified to do so. The other employee, who was a qualified electrician, was acting as a helper. The unqualified employee was connecting the wiring while the circuit remained energized, but he was not wearing electrical protective equipment. He was electrocuted when his head contacted the wire hangers for a drop ceiling as his right hand was touching an energized conductor.

Keywords: ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, LIGHTING CIRCUIT, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, E C, UNTRAINED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300970902			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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