Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201407640 - Employee Is Killed after Electrical Shock and Fall

Accident Summary Nr: 201407640 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 08/07/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308953777	08/08/2006	1731	238210	Kent Power Inc

Abstract: On August 7, 2006, Employee #1 energized an electrical panel to inspect a security lighting circuit. This backfed a transformer and energized the busbars, on the exterior structure, to 7,200 kilovolts. Employee #1 then climbed onto the structure, where he contacted the busbar. He received an electric shock and fell 15 feet to the ground. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: LIGHTING CIRCUIT, BUSBAR, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL WORK, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL, TRANSFORMER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1	15	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308953777			Fatality	Electric Shock	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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