Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201770088 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN ELECTRIC SIGN

Accident Summary Nr: 201770088 -- Report ID: 0213900 -- Event Date: 10/30/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301315305	10/31/1996	3993	0	Tupp Signs Inc.

Abstract: An employee was reassembling panels on a McDonald's sign that had just been refurbished. A second employee, the supervisor, plugged the sign in to check the proper operation of the lights. The first employee was electrocuted by an apparent ground fault in the sign. He had one hand on one of the metal arches when the supervisor energized the sign.

Keywords: E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, GROUND FAULT, EQUIPMENT GROUNDING, ADVERTISING SIGN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301315305			Fatality	Electric Shock	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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