Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201407467 - Employee electrocuted by chemical spray on bare wires

Accident Summary Nr: 201407467 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 07/26/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307796037	07/27/2005	1799	238290	Environmental Maintenance Eng Inc

Abstract: On July 26, 2005, Employee #1 and a coworker, of Environmental Maintenance Engineering, Inc., were spraying water-based asbestos encapsulant when some of the chemical landed on the bare conductors of the electric cord that was supplying power to the spray equipment. Employee #1 was electrocuted, and his coworker received a non-fatal shock.

Keywords: WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, CONSTRUCTION, SPRAY PAINTING, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, ELECTRIC CORD, CHEMICAL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307796037			Fatality	Electric Shock	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Electrocution from equipment installation/tool use

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