Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201637584 - Worker Receives Electric Shock Installing Circuit Breaker

Accident Summary Nr: 201637584 -- Report ID: 1054111 -- Event Date: 02/27/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311696264	02/29/2008	1731	238210	Farnham Electrical Company Inc

Abstract: On February 27, 2008, Employee #1, a journeyman electrician with Farnham Electrical Company Inc., was installing a circuit breaker into an electrical panel. While installing the breaker in the energized 108 volt panel, there was a blast. Employee #1 was hospitalized for an electric shock.

Keywords: ELECTRIC ARC, PANELBOARD, CONSTRUCTION, CIRCUIT BREAKER, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	3	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311696264			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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