Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202556635 - Employee Suffers Electrocution When Contact 480 Volt Current

Accident Summary Nr: 202556635 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 09/24/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
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.

Keywords: POWER LINE WORKER, ELECTRIC CABLE, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRICAL WORK, ELEC UTILITY WORK, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	4	48	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
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

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