Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201380102 - electric shock - direct contact with energized parts

Accident Summary Nr: 201380102 -- Report ID: 0214500 -- Event Date: 10/13/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301057352	10/14/1997	1731	0	R. F. Wagner Electric Inc.

Abstract: An apprentice electrician was installing wiring inside of a 480-volt cabinet. He contacted energized parts and was electrocuted. The employee had been working by himself and was found unconscious.

Keywords: E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301057352			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electricians' apprentices	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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