Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201762895 - Employee Is Killed While Repairing Florescent Sign

Accident Summary Nr: 201762895 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 05/15/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310895966	05/15/2007	7349	561790	Yancey Hausman, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 1:30 p.m. on May 15, 2007, Employee #1 was repairing an electrical florescent sign that was located at ground level. He failed to deenergize the electrical circuit before beginning work. As he was replacing the sign's ballast, Employee #1 was electrocuted and killed.

Keywords: ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, REPAIR, PPE, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, ELECTRIC SHOCK, HAND

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	1	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310895966			Fatality	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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