Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202317418 - Employee electrocuted installing cable in attic crawl space

Accident Summary Nr: 202317418 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 10/19/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304764202	10/19/2001	1731	0	Troika Corporation

Abstract: On October 19, 2001, Employee #1 entered the crawl space of an attic to install fiber optic cable for phone and data processing systems. He was pulling cable when he apparently contacted an energized section of rigid conduit and was electrocuted. The Medical Examiner's office reported that electrical burn marks were found exiting his ring finger and shoulder.

Keywords: BURN, INSTALLING, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, CRAWL SPACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1	10	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304764202			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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