Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202627659 - Employee Dies from Electrical Shock

Accident Summary Nr: 202627659 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 02/24/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313511768	02/24/2011	1542	236220	Stronghold Engineering

Abstract: At approximately 1:02 p.m. on February 24, 2011, Employee #1 a master electrician, was working alone in the basement of the Geology Building of the University of California, Riverside, California. Employee # 1 was installing two current transformer meters in the MDB Electrical Panel that was energized at 480V, and the employee was not wearing insulating gloves. Employee # 1 was found unresponsive by his supervisor, wedged between the back wall and the back of the electrical panel. Employee # 1 suffered a large burn on the side of his left hand. Employee # 1 was transported to the Riverside County Morgue. The accident was reported to the Division by the Riverside City Fire Department on February 24, 2011.

Keywords: UNCONSCIOUSNESS, ELECTRIC SWITCH, PPE, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTRICAL WORK, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	1	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313511768			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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