Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 23855.015 - Employee electrocuted by electrical junction box.

Accident Summary Nr: 23855.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 08/02/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
556198.015	08/03/2012		562910	Best-Tec Asbestos Abatement Inc.

Abstract: At 4:30 p.m. on August 2,2012, Employee#1 working from a scissor lift while preparing for asbestos remediation, Employee #1 was removing electrical conduits in addition to wire hangers that used to hold the ceiling tiles inside the department store that was to be demolished after the asbestos remediation project concluded. Employee #1 was removing ceiling tiles grids. Employee #1 touched an electrical line and therefore was electrocuted and then fell approximately 15 feet to the ground.

Keywords: Demolition, Electrical, Fall

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Demolition		$250,000 to $500,000	1	12	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	556198.015	38	M	Fatality		Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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