Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201790359 - electric shock - direct contact with energized conductor

Accident Summary Nr: 201790359 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 10/09/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119713717	10/09/1997	1731	0	Miller Electrical Services

Abstract: An electrician was installing conduit in the attic crawlspace of a building at a college. An open junction box contained 277-volt wiring for classrooms below. The lights in the classrooms went out. The electrician had been electrocuted. It is presumed that he touched or separated the conductors and contacted an exposed portion of the wiring.

Keywords: E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	119713717			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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