Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 201615499 - Worker Searching for Electrical Fault Is Shocked
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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316640408 | 06/25/2013 | 1711 | 238220 | Judson'S Inc |
Abstract: At approximately 11:05 a.m. on or about June 24, 2013, Employee #1, an electrician employed by a plumbing, heating, and air conditioning contractor, was working at a residential property. He was in the process of locating an electrical fault impacting a water pump on the property. The pump was connected to a transformer on the property. Employee #1 sustained an electric shock. He was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for an electric shock injury, including an entry wound to the fingers and an exit wound on his forearm. During the subsequent investigation it was learned that, on the day before Employee #1 sustained his injury, the electric utility company for the area had determined that there was live power to their pole off the property. On the day of the event, Employee #1 called his supervisor to the work site. Employee #1 and the supervisor met at the transformer. Employee #1 removed the dead front to assess the power situation at the transformer. Employee #1 pointed to the bus bar. Either electricity arced from the bus bar to his fingers, or he touched the bus bar and was shocked.
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Single family or duplex dwelling | Maintenance or repair | Under $50,000 | 1 | 10 |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 316640408 | Hospitalized injury | Electric Shock | Electricians | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source |