Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202450094 - Employee electrocuted while splicing bare cable wires

Accident Summary Nr: 202450094 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 08/03/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309323087	08/05/2005	1743	238340	Ceramic Creations, Inc.

Abstract: On August 3, 2005, Employee #1 was setting tiles inside a one-story house. He tried to power a vacuum cleaner by plugging its power cord to an electrical cable that had exposed bare wires. He was splicing the cable's bare wires with one of the vacuum's power plug prongs when he was electrocuted.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, CONSTRUCTION, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, ELECTRIC CORD

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309323087			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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