Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202363297 - Employee lacerates thumb when shocked by energized wire

Accident Summary Nr: 202363297 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 09/26/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311493399	09/27/2007	1731	238210	Blb Electrical Company, Inc.

Abstract: On September 26, 2007, Employee #1 was working on a olive refrigeration case that he had serviced the previous work day and found reverse polarity in the wiring. He consulted his foreman and discussed the work schedule for the evening. The foreman directed him to fix the olive case, but did not explain to him that the electricity to the case must be de-energized. Employee #1 later stated that he was in a hurry and did not de-energize the 120-volt circuit to the case, and also that he used a non-insulated screwdriver to correct the problem. There was a wiring diagram inside the case that was available to Employee #1, but he did not use it. As he was working, he contacted the live wiring and was shocked, which caused him to quickly pull back his hand, lacerating his thumb on a metal part in the case. Employee #1 was transported by ambulance to the MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C., where he was received two stitches. He was released later that same evening.

Keywords: REPAIR, INSULATED TOOL, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL WORK, THUMB, LACERATION, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1	15

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311493399			Non Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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