Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 202556635 - Employee Suffers Electrocution When Contact 480 Volt Current
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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317143774 | 09/24/2013 | 1731 | 238210 | First Electrical Service |
Abstract: At approximately 3:34 p.m. on September 24, 2013, Employee #1, an electrician, was working as the right-hand man to the owner of the company. The employee was performing installation as part of a renovation project. Employee #1 was standing on an elevated sheet metal platform. He was using a wire cutter stripping the outer sheath of wires attempting to energize the light poles in the parking lot when he came in contact with a 3-phase 480 volts current. The current travelled through the employee's body and he was unresponsive when the paramedics arrived. The Orange Coroner's autopsy report indicated the cause of death to be electrocution.
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Commercial building | Alteration or rehabilitation | $50,000 to $250,000 | 4 | 48 | X |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 317143774 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Electricians | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source |