Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201762663 - Employee electrocuted while installing lighting fixture

Accident Summary Nr: 201762663 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 07/12/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308593300	07/12/2006	1731	238210	The Ohms Corporation Of Houston
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308593292	07/12/2006	1542	236220	Purcell Construction Inc.

Abstract: On July 12, 2006, Employee #1, an apprentice electrician with approximately 18 months of experience, was using a fiberglass ladder to install 277-volt fluorescent lighting fixtures inside a suspended ceiling. The circuit was energized. He had already connected the neutral and ground conductors to the fixture. Employee #1 was beginning to strip the insulation from the energized conductor when his bare fingers contacted either the energized conductor or his energized wire strippers. He completed the path to ground when his side and upper chest contacted the grounded struts that supported the suspended ceiling. Employee #1 was electrocuted. His tools were not insulated, and he was not wearing any form of personal protective equipment.

Keywords: LIGHTING CIRCUIT, INSULATED TOOL, WORK RULES, INEXPERIENCE, ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	2	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308593300			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electricians' apprentices
2	308593292					Occupation not reported

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