Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201761947 - Employee electrocuted replacing part in pump feeder box

Accident Summary Nr: 201761947 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 10/24/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306565938	10/27/2003	1731	238210	Seco Industrial Maintenance And Controls

Abstract: On October 24, 2003, Employee #1, an electrician, was replacing a CT part in a wastewater pump feeder box. He contacted 4,160 volt energized parts and was electrocuted. The feeder box had fluctuating amps, and the stabs did not separate when the handles were activated. Employee #1 also did not verify the feeder box was de-energized or that the stabs had separated before beginning work.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, WORK RULES, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, CONSTRUCTION, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRICAL BOX

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306565938			Fatality	Electric Shock	Supervisors; electricians & power transm. install.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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