Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201858024 - Employee electrocuted while preparing to connect wiring

Accident Summary Nr: 201858024 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 07/21/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307564716	07/21/2004	1731	238210	Elliot Electric/Kentucky, Inc.

Abstract: On July 21, 2004, Employee #1 turned off breaker #22 in a panel box so that he could make a connection in a junction box. He was using a wire stripper to cut into the insulation around a conductor when he was electrocuted. The breakers in the panel box were not labeled, and breaker #22 did not control the current in the circuit on which Employee #1 was preparing to work. He also did not use a volt meter or another type of instrument to test the circuit and confirm that the power was off.

Keywords: INSTALLING, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICAL TESTING, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL WORK, TEST EQUIPMENT, CIRCUIT BREAKER, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	1	300	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307564716			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Electrocution from equipment installation/tool use

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