Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202126702 - Employee Is Electrocuted by Un-Insulated Attic Wiring

Accident Summary Nr: 202126702 -- Report ID: 0627500 -- Event Date: 09/28/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313498677	09/28/2010	1711	238220	Ep Mechanical Technologies, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 4:00 p.m. on September 28, 2010, Employee #1, an air conditioning technician, was installing a thermostat line from an attic. The metal fish tape that he intended to use to pull wiring through a wall came into contact with an un-insulated 110 Volt line that powered a fixture in the attic. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: ATTIC, ELEC INSULATION, INSTALLING, METAL WIRE, AIR CONDITIONER, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313498677			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 equipment contacting wire

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