Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 302797584 - Electric Shock - Direct Contact with Energized Parts

Accident Summary Nr: 302797584 -- Report ID: 0352460 -- Event Date: 10/25/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302797584	10/14/1999	1711	0	Coastal Heating & Air Conditioning Co., Inc.

Abstract: An employee was troubleshooting a Snyder-General room heat pump. He contacted the terminals of a 3.7-ampere solenoid on the heat pump. He received an electric shock and sustained electrical burns. He was hospitalized overnight at a shock-trauma center with first- and second-degree burns on his left forearm.

Keywords: BURN, E GI II, ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, ELECTRICAL, AIR CONDITIONER, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Other		Under $50,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302797584			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Heating, air conditioning, and refrig. mechanics	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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