Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201771573 - Employee electrocuted in underground utility vault

Accident Summary Nr: 201771573 -- Report ID: 0213900 -- Event Date: 08/09/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303392666	08/10/2001	1731	0	Gary Kubiak & Son Electric

Abstract: On August 9, 2001, Employee #1, of Gary Kubiak and Son Electric, was in an underground utility vault adjacent to an airport ramp to disconnect an old taxiway lighting system and activate a new one. He was working in the vault when an employee of the Deleware River Bay Authority turned on the power. Employee #1 was electrocuted. The control panels were not locked out or tagged out.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL VAULT, ELECTRICAL, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, COMMUNICATION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303392666			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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