Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201921178 - electric shock - direct contact with energized conductor

Accident Summary Nr: 201921178 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 11/09/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301403556	11/16/1998	1711	0	D & J Air Conditioning Corp.

Abstract: An employee was servicing an air conditioning unit in a home. He had not deenergized the unit before he began working on it. He contacted energized conductors inside a junction box and was electrocuted. Electrical burns were found on his hands.

Keywords: E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, AIR CONDITIONER, ELECTROCUTED, LOCKOUT, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, ELECTRICAL BOX

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301403556			Fatality	Electric Shock	Heating, air conditioning, and refrig. mechanics	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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