Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 518936 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED CONDUCTOR

Accident Summary Nr: 518936 -- Report ID: 0935000 -- Event Date: 07/25/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107335028	07/26/1997	1731	0	K.J. General Corp.

Abstract: A supervisor instructed one of his electricians to troubleshoot a lighting circuit. The employee got a 3-meter-tall ladder, climbed on top of an air handling duct, and started working on the 277-volt circuit, which was located in the ceiling. The electrician apparently contacted an energized conductor and received an electric shock. The supervisor opened the circuit breaker to deenergize the circuit. The electrician then fell 3.7 meters to the concrete floor. The employee died of electrocution or from the severe head injuries he sustained in the fall.

Keywords: ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, LIGHTING CIRCUIT, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICIAN, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, E C, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	107335028			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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