Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201763596 - Electric Shock - Direct Contact with Energized Conductor

Accident Summary Nr: 201763596 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 03/05/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314387812	03/06/2010	2011	311611	Tyson Refrigerated Processed Meats, Inc

Abstract: The exact time and date of the accident are unknown, but it is thought that on March 5, 2010, Employee # 1 was working on the wiring of an overhead fluorescent light in the attic of a meat packing plant. There was an energized 277-volt electrical wire from which some of the insulation had been stripped hanging over the light fixture, and Employee #1 apparently came into contact with it. Employee #1 was found by coworkers on March 6, 2010. He was later pronounced dead by the Harris County Medical Examiner's Office.

Keywords: E GI V, ELEC INSULATION, MAINTENANCE, E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, INADEQUATE MAINT, ELECTROCUTED, LIGHTING FIXTURE, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314387812			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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