Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201450772 - Employee Is Electrocuted When Installing Junction Box

Accident Summary Nr: 201450772 -- Report ID: 0418500 -- Event Date: 12/09/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308328509	12/10/2009	7389	561990	Southern Custom Exhibits

Abstract: At approximately 10:51 am on December 9, 2009, an employee was working in the attic above an auditorium of a newly constructed building. The employyee was attempting to move wiring from a previously installed receptacle box into a metal junction box in an effort to extend the wiring to another receptacle box which would be used to provide power to a ceiling mounted multi-media projector. The victim was apparently electrocuted and killed when he came in contact with an energized (110-volt) conductor while wiring the junction box.

Keywords: elec insulation, receptacle, ceiling, electrocuted

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308328509			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electrical and electronic technicians

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