Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 566737 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED CONDUCTOR

Accident Summary Nr: 566737 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 05/04/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300512738	05/16/1997	1731	0	Gauntt Electric Service, Inc.

Abstract: An electrician was working on a junction box, connecting wiring for an outdoor overhead lighting fixture. The employee was working alone. The conductors in the box remained energized while the employee was working. He apparently contacted a conductor and the metal conduit simultaneously and received an electric shock. He died of his injury 10 days after the accident.

Keywords: E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, ELECTRICAL BOX

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1	9	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300512738			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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