Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202648010 - Employee Sustains Electrical Burns

Accident Summary Nr: 202648010 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 08/31/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313514119	08/31/2011	1731	238210	Wachter Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 10:57 a.m. on August 31, 2011, Employee # 1 was working with an energized circuit without any protective equipment. Employee #1 accidentally contacted the exposed parts of the circuit and received severe electrical burns on both hands. Employee #1 was hospitalized for two weeks. Employee # 1 was hired as a temporary worker and work for the company for about three months. The Corona Police department reported the accident to Cal- OSHA at 2:00 p.m. on the same day.

Keywords: BURN, ELEC UTILITY WORK, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Other		Under $50,000		3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313514119			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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