Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202312096 - Electric Shock & Fall - Contact with Energized Conductor

Accident Summary Nr: 202312096 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 08/03/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125557314	10/06/1999	1731	0	Sasco

Abstract: A journeyman electrician, who was new on the job, was instructed to rough in some exit signs. He climbed a 3.0-meter-tall ladder and began installing a sign into 3.7-meter-tall ceiling. As he disconnected an existing conductor to connect it to the fixture, he received an electric shock and fell to the floor. He fractured two vertebrae (L3 and L4) and was hospitalized for his injuries. Although the electrician stated that he had tested the circuit with a Tic Tracer and found it to be deenergized, the circuit breaker for the circuit was found to be in the tripped position. The electrician was presented with the company policy forbidding work on energized circuits the previous day during his indoctrination.

Keywords: E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, WORK RULES, ELECTRICIAN, LADDER, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000	1	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125557314			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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