Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202505798 - Electrician Contacts Live Conductor and Is Killed

Accident Summary Nr: 202505798 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 07/19/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312232291	07/21/2008	1731	238210	Riggs Distler & Company, Inc.

Abstract: On July 9, 2008, Employee #1 and a coworker, electricians, were restoring electricity to four single-family homes. They were sent out to locate an underground fault in the electric service cable. The fault was located, the bad section of wire was removed, and the remaining wire was spliced into a new section of wire. The wire was crimped and covered with a gel pack to keep water and moisture out. As Employee #1 was making the final splice in order to put the houses back in service, he contacted the energized 120-volt electric service cable and was electrocuted. According to the employer, the weather was hot and humid during the service call, and the electrician had been sweating while performing his work.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, ELECTRIC CABLE, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRICAL WORK, ELEC UTILITY WORK, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, ELECTRIC SHOCK, ELECTRICAL SPLICE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312232291			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electricians' apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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