Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201632668 - Employee injured when shocked by ceiling lighting circuit

Accident Summary Nr: 201632668 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 03/14/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305181158	03/28/2002	1731	0	Christenson Electric Inc

Abstract: On March 14, 2002, Employee #1, an electrician, was working in a suspended ceiling on a 277-volt lighting circuit that he thought had been turned off. The system was actually energized and he received an electric shock that entered his left hand and exited through his right arm. Enployee #1 sustained injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: LIGHTING CIRCUIT, SUSPENDED CEILING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, LOCKOUT, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRIC SHOCK, ARM, HAND

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305181158			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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