Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201924156 - Employee electrocuted while servicing vertical exchanger

Accident Summary Nr: 201924156 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 06/05/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310262878	06/06/2007	1731	238210	Amex Electric Services, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 3:30 p.m. on or about June 5, 2007, Employee #1, a journeyman electrician, was repairing, troubleshooting, and upgrading a 480 volt AC light circuit. He and a coworker journeyman were working on the backside of a 613F vertical exchanger, located on the third level of the Resid Hydrotreater Unit's RHU Vapor Recovery Unit 600 series exchanger area, when he was electrocuted. Subsequent investigation revealed that Lock-Out Tag-Out devices were not installed; the lock was found in Employee #1's pocket.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, ELECTRICAL, WORK RULES, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, CONSTRUCTION, LOCKOUT, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Refinery		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310262878			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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