Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201522885 - EMPLOYEE SUFFERS ELECTRIC SHOCK replacing light fixtures

Accident Summary Nr: 201522885 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 05/02/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109174235	05/02/2007	1731	238210	Precision Construction Technologies Llc

Abstract: On May 2, 2007, Employee #1 and a coworker/apprentice were replacing fluorescent light fixtures. According to the apprentice, they had removed the wiring from two fixtures when he tested his lines and found they were live. The apprentice told Employee #1, who descended his 6 ft stepladder and turned off the lights at the switch on the wall next to the doorway. Employee #1 had climbed back onto his ladder when the apprentice heard him grunting and looked over to see Employee #1 falling to the floor. He had contacted the energized 277 volt wiring and suffered an electric shock. Employee #1 was seizing and grabbing his chest immediately following the incident. He sustained injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: CHEST, ELECTRICAL, WORK RULES, LIGHTING FIXTURE, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL WORK, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000		9

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	109174235			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	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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