Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201495157 - Employee Is Injured by Electrical Shock

Accident Summary Nr: 201495157 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 02/23/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315069542	06/08/2011	1731	238210	Turnupseed Electric Service, Inc.

Abstract: On February 23, 2011, Employee # 1 was working for his employer, an electrical installation contractor. Employee # 1 was instructed to hook up a standby generator to back up the electric power into a Square D distribution panel. Employee #1 proceeded to hook up the generator while the Square D distribution panel was energized. Employee # 1 pulled the conductors into the panel, and a conductor came in contact with the energized buss bar causing a flash arc. Employee # 1 suffered an electrical burn. The employee was not wearing insulating gloves. Employee # 1 was transported to San Joaquin Hospital. The accident was reported to Cal-OSHA by the employer on February 23, 2011.

Keywords: ELECTRIC ARC, ELECTRICAL, PPE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, AERIAL LIFT, ELECTRIC GENERATOR

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	4	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315069542			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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