Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201570660 - Electric Shock - Contact with Energized Conductor

Accident Summary Nr: 201570660 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 08/27/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303673255	08/28/2000	1731	0	Stover Electric

Abstract: An apprentice electrician was installing 120-volt duplex receptacle outlets on an energized circuit. As he was removing the insulation from a conductor, his hands contacted his wire stripper or a bare conductor, and he received an electric shock. He collapsed a short time later and was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. He had been electrocuted.

Keywords: E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, UNTRAINED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303673255			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electricians' apprentices	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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