Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201763893 - Employee Falls and Is Electrocuted by Live Circuit

Accident Summary Nr: 201763893 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 07/12/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315675058	07/13/2011	1731	238210	M.C. Lighting Maintenance

Abstract: At approximately 3:30 p.m. on July 12, 2011, Employee #1, of MC Lighting Maintenance, was working in the gymnasium of Nitsch Elementary school on a scissor lift at a height of approximately 15 ft. Employee #1 switched the circuits of the lights in the gymnasium from the emergency lighting to regular wall switch operated lights. Through employee interviews, it was discovered that the voltage in the circuit was 277 volts. The scissor lift had collapsible guardrails at the midrail, which were in the down position. The midrail was measured at a height of approximately 22 in. Employee #1 was performing his assigned task with the lights energized and he was electrocuted. He fell backward out of the scissor lift and hit the ground. Employee #1 was killed, as a result of his injuries.

Keywords: LIGHTING CIRCUIT, GUARD, ELECTROCUTED, LOCKOUT, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, LIGHTING, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL, MIDRAIL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2	25	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315675058			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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