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Accident Summary Nr: 202220216 - Employee electrocuted in contact with live terminal

Accident Summary Nr: 202220216 -- Report ID: 0111100 -- Event Date: 09/22/2001
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
11791106509/22/200115410Cianbro Corp.

Abstract: On September 22, 2001, Employee #1, a pipefitter for the Cianbro Corporation, accidentally dropped a tool into a cabinet. He was reaching inside to retrieve it when he contacted an energized 120-volt terminal. The current passed from his right hip to his left arm. Employee #1 was electrocuted and died at the scene.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRICAL CABINET, BLIND REACHING
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Manufacturing plant Maintenance or repair $500,000 to $1,000,000 4 X

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 117911065 Fatality Electric Shock Occupation not reported Distance of Fall: feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet
Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures
Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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