Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201370822 - Employee Is Electrocuted by Electrical Enclosure

Accident Summary Nr: 201370822 -- Report ID: 0317700 -- Event Date: 07/09/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305251704	07/10/2003	3081	326113	Vycom Corporation

Abstract: On July 9, 2003, an employee was found partially within a 24 Kilovolt electrical enclosure on the property of another employer. The employee apparently contacted live parts and was electrocuted. The employee was found dead by coworkers of the successive work shift, after the employee's work day. No witnesses came forward to state that they witnessed the incident. There was no work order, nor maintenance scheduled for the enclosure or any equipment powered by it. No other employees or managers knew of this person's plans or actions.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRIC SHOCK, ELECTRICAL CABINET

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305251704			Fatality	Electric Shock	Machinery maintenance occupations

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