Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202615183 - One Employee Is Electrocuted and Another Is Not Injured

Accident Summary Nr: 202615183 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 11/05/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
317340107	11/06/2013	1731	238210	Hughes Electrical Contractors Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
317340115	11/06/2013	1522	236116	Walsh Construction Co

Abstract: On November 5, 2013, Employee #1, an electrician, was working within a junction box. The junction box had an energized 277 volt wire. Employee #2 was working nearby. As Employee #1 made modifications to the junction box, he contacted the energized wire and was electrocuted. Employee #2 was uninjured.

Keywords: ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	30		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	317340107			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source
2	317340115					Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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