Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201951217 - Electric Shock - Contact with Busbar thru Fish Tape

Accident Summary Nr: 201951217 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 07/14/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302137054	07/14/1998	1731	0	Edgewood Electric

Abstract: An electrician was feeding a steel fish tape through a 27-millimeter conduit, which was connected to a 480-volt switchboard. The tape contacted an energized busbar, causing an electrical fault. The employee received an electric shock and was burned by the ensuing electric arc. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: BURN, ELECTRIC ARC, METAL WIRE, E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000	5

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302137054			Hospitalized injury	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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