Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201280740 - Electric Shock - Possible Ground Fault

Accident Summary Nr: 201280740 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 03/06/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303377923	03/07/2000	1742	0	Alpha Insulation & Water Proofing Company

Abstract: An employee was working from an aerial lift, repairing and patching ceiling insulation material. He was using an electric screw gun connected to extension cord sets to reattach and secure metal lath to the ceiling where the insulation had come loose. He had raised the aerial lift platform almost to the top of the ceiling. The employee was found slumped over the controls in the platform of the aerial lift. Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation was administered to no avail. The injured employee was transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival. The medical examiner preliminarily ruled that the cause of death was electrocution. The employee's body tested negative for alcohol.

Keywords: ELECTRIC SCREW GUN, ELECTRICAL, E GI VII, ELECTROCUTED, GROUND FAULT, EQUIPMENT GROUNDING, ELECTRIC CORD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Other		$20,000,000 and over	2	45	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303377923			Fatality	Electric Shock	Insulation Workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fireproofing Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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