Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201283470 - Employee Is Electocuted from Contact with Energized Wires

Accident Summary Nr: 201283470 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 09/13/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315738674	09/13/2011	1629	237990	Austin Maintenance & Construction, Inc.

Abstract: On September 13, 2011, Employee #1 was doing electrical work. Employee #1 performed an Ohm test on a three-phase wiring system in an electrical switch gear box. Employee #1 was using a fluke 1587 Insulator Multimeter to check the resistance from ground to cable, and he came in contact with energized parts carrying 13,800 volts. Employee #1 was electrocuted.

Keywords: ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRIC METER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	1	1	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315738674			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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