Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 3287.015 - An employee is electrocuted when installing HVAC equipment

Accident Summary Nr: 3287.015 -- Report ID: 0524530 -- Event Date: 07/21/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
92566.015	07/22/2011		238220	Kch Mechanical, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:30 AM on July 21, 2011, Employee #1 was working at new construction home installing HVAC equipment with two other coworkers. Extension cords ran into building; one cord powered a furnace blower fan. The cord was directly wired to the fan and the ground wire failed. Employee #1 went to move the blower and was electrocuted because a short in the motor caused the case of the fan to become energized. The employee was pronounced dead at St. Anthony Hospital in Effingham, Illinois at 8:21 am. The employer did not utilize ground fault protection, even though extension cords were used to provide electrical power.

Keywords: Air Conditioner, Electrical, Extension Handle, Ground Fault

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	92566.015	31	M	Fatality		Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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