Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201701596 - Employee suffers electric shock while cutting wire

Accident Summary Nr: 201701596 -- Report ID: 1054115 -- Event Date: 01/22/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306601774	01/23/2004	1623	237130	Mountain Power Construction Company Inc

Abstract: On January 22, 2004, Employee #1 was working on a grounded phase to be dead ended. He was cutting a wire when he became part of the circuit and suffered an electric shock, for which he was hospitalized. Cutting the wire caused the ground to become open. This led to electrical induction that caused Employee #1 to be shocked.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, WORK RULES, ELECTRICIAN, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL WORK, EQUIPMENT GROUNDING, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306601774			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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