Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201760253 - ELECTRIC SHOCK & BURN - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

Accident Summary Nr: 201760253 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 01/31/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301307443	03/17/1997	1799	0	Dacon, Inc.

Abstract: An employee was performing electrical work in a distribution substation. He was replacing some cable where the voltage was as high as 12.5 kilovolts. One area of the distribution station was energized. The employee went into the energized area and contacted a live part. He received an electric shock and was taken to a hospital. He died of his injuries about 12 days after the accident.

Keywords: BURN, ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICIAN, LOCKOUT, E PTD, SUBSTATION, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELEC UTILITY WORK, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000	1	40	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301307443			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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