Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202454690 - Handyman Is Electrocuted by Contacting Energized Circuit

Accident Summary Nr: 202454690 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 09/10/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310492897	09/11/2008	8811	814110	Adam Chavez Property Owner/Manager

Abstract: At approximately 5:22 p.m. on September 10, 2008, a handyman was working at a residential home. The worker was an acquaintance of the homeowner and had been working there for about two hours attempting to repair the door bell. The handyman was laying in the attic crawl space when he came into contact with an exposed energized 120 volt electrical circuit. The worker was transported to the Los Angeles County, USC Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. An investigation established that there was no employer-employee relationship, since the handyman operated a sole proprietorship.

Keywords: ATTIC, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310492897			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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