Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201402443 - Electric Shock - Direct Contact with Energized Conductor

Accident Summary Nr: 201402443 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 11/30/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127070290	12/04/1998	1731	0	Wanko Electric Inc

Abstract: An employee was installing a new lighting fixture while the circuit remained energized. He contacted an energized conductor and received an electric shock. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: LIGHTING CIRCUIT, E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICIAN, LIGHTING FIXTURE, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, ELECTRIC SHOCK, UNTRAINED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	127070290			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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