Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202464558 - Employee suffers electric shock servicing junction box

Accident Summary Nr: 202464558 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 12/28/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310195730	12/28/2006	1731	238210	G R C Electric Dba Wired Rite Electric

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on December 28, 2006, Employee #1, an electrician/service technician, was performing his daily duties servicing the meter panel and main breaker of an energized 277-volt junction box by disconnecting wires from a generator and hooking them up to the main electric supply. He was working with the onsite supervisor when he suffered an electric shock and fell 5 ft onto the carpeted floor. Employee #1 was transported to Simi Valley Hospital, where he was treated for approximately three months. Subsequent investigation determined that Employee #1 was not using insulated gloves, tools or barriers at the time of the accident. The employer was cited for an accident-related violation of T8CCR 2320.2.

Keywords: ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, WORK RULES, ELECTRICIAN, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL WORK, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL, ELECTRICAL BOX

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310195730			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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