Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 202361374 - Employee electrocuted while installing lighting system
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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310509518 | 10/12/2006 | 1731 | 238210 | M & M Power, Llc |
Abstract: On the evening of October 11, 2006, Employee #1 and his foreman, of M & M Power, LLC, were installing 120-volt slide dimmers, exit lights, motion sensors, and monorail track lighting at a newly renovated office space in Baltimore, MD. Employee #1 was installing a light switch in a storage room when he was electrocuted. He had not turned off the power to the area where work was being performed, and he was not wearing electrical safety gloves. Electrical work was normally performed Monday through Friday from 6:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.; it had begun at this location during the week of July 30, 2006, and was at the final inspection phase at the time of the accident.
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Commercial building | New project or new addition | $50,000 to $250,000 | 1 | 12 | X |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 310509518 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Electrical and electronic technicians | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source |