Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202715603 - Worker Contacts Energized Conductor and Is Electrocuted

Accident Summary Nr: 202715603 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 09/13/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316213594	09/13/2013	1731	238210	Orange Electrical Contractors Inc

Abstract: At approximately 11:51 a.m. on September 13, 2013, Employee #1, an electrician helper employed by Orange Electrical Contractors Inc., was working inside the electrical room of an empty commercial building. He had been assigned to disconnect a ground wire from the de-energized lower portion of an electrical panel (RSE-SIERRA, S.O. 26528-12, 3000 AMPS, 480 Volt Phase to Phase). However, Employee #1 opened the energized upper section of the panel. He contacted the energized conductors of the three-phase circuit and was severely shocked. Emergency services were called. Employee #1 was transported to Corona Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead from electrocution. This event was reported to Cal/OSHA at 1:55 p.m. on September 13, 2013. Cal/OSHA initiated its investigation at approximately 3:00 p.m. on September 13, 2013. It determined that Employee #1 had been working for the employer, an electrical contractor, for four months.

Keywords: SHOCK, INSTALLING, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, LIGHTING FIXTURE, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL WORK, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, ELECTRICAL CABINET, ELECTRICAL BOX

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316213594			Fatality	Electric Shock	Helpers, construction trades	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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