Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202542106 - Two Employees Receive Electrical Shock While Taping Lines

Accident Summary Nr: 202542106 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 08/24/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300874179	08/26/2010	4939	221122	La City Water & Power

Abstract: On August 24, 2010, a supervising electrician and two apprentice splicer electricians, Employees #1 and #2, were inside an underground vault in Beverly Hills. They were completing the tape insulation of spliced joints on three phases of power lines (2,270 volt/4,800 volt). Employees #1 and #2 were shocked as they were taping the joints. One employee sustained electrical burns on his thigh, and the other employee sustained electrical burns from his right hand up his elbow. Both employees were hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, ELEC INSULATION, THIGH, ELEC UTILITY WORK, ELECTRIC SHOCK, ARM, ELBOW, HAND, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300874179			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Electricians' apprentices
2	300874179			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Electricians' apprentices

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