Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201483880 - Electric Shock - Direct Contact with Energized Conductor

Accident Summary Nr: 201483880 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 09/06/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125752618	03/16/2001	1761	0	Con J. Franke Electric, Inc.

Abstract: An electrician was repositioning an electrical conduit. Four conductors ran in the metal conduit. The employee cut one conductor at a time. After he had cut all four conductors, he grabbed them, received an electric shock, and fell approximately 2.4 meters to the concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized for 9 days with two fractured ribs and a punctured lung.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LUNG, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, E C, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125752618			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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