Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201361722 - Employee electrocuted working in switchgear cabinet

Accident Summary Nr: 201361722 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 10/23/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304311467	10/25/2001	1731	0	Hedgecock Electric, Inc.

Abstract: On October 23, 2001, Employee #1 was tieing boots that covered the busbar in the new VA switchgear cabinet when he was electrocuted.

Keywords: WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, BUSBAR, CONSTRUCTION, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRICAL CABINET

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304311467			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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