Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 308682467 - Employee electrocuted while changing end cap on conductor

Accident Summary Nr: 308682467 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 08/01/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308682467	08/02/2006	1741	238140	Aspen Coatings, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 10:00 p.m. on August 1, 2006, Employee #1 was changing a female end cap for one of a different style so that a floor grinder could be plugged in and used. In the process of removing the female end cap, he contacted one of the conductors in it and was electrocuted. The conductors from the 480-volt electrical panel had not been de-energized.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, CONSTRUCTION, LOCKOUT, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, ELECTRIC CORD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	2	40	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308682467			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Stripping and curing concrete Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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