Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202260691 - Employee dies after being shocked by main breaker

Accident Summary Nr: 202260691 -- Report ID: 0257230 -- Event Date: 11/16/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301713632	11/17/2004	1731	238210	Belmec Construction, Inc.

Abstract: On November 16, 2004, Employee #1 was working in the motor control center at the Fajardo Regional Waste Water Treatment Plant. He was situated next to a main breaker that was energized to 1,000 amps. Employee #1 was trying to pass a fish tape through the electrical conduits to feed a lighting cable system when he contacted the electrical circuit and suffered an electric shock. He was immediately transported to Fajardo Regional Hospital, where he later died.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, LIGHTING CIRCUIT, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL WORK, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301713632			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electrical power installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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