Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201922093 - Electric Shock - Direct Contact with Energized Parts

Accident Summary Nr: 201922093 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 07/30/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123620932	07/31/2001	1731	0	Viohl Electric

Abstract: An employee was connecting some room lights to a junction box while standing on a 2.4-meter ladder. The box was 3.7 meters from the ground level. The 3-phase, 480-volt, (277 volts phase-to-ground) line on the source side of the junction box was energized. The employee touched an energized part and was electrocuted.

Keywords: E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, LADDER, LOCKOUT, ELECTRICAL BOX

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	123620932			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electricians' apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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