Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 602870 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN ELECTRIC SCREW GUN

Accident Summary Nr: 602870 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 08/19/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108955485	08/20/1992	1761	0	Graham Metal Co.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108955501	08/20/1992	1542	0	Tribe Construction Ltd.

Abstract: An employee was laying unpainted, corrugated sheet metal on the roof of a building under construction. The screw gun the employee was using to drive the screws into the metal was improperly wired in such a manner as to energize the frame of the tool. The employee was electrocuted.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, E C, GROUND FAULT, EQUIPMENT GROUNDING, ELECTRIC SCREW GUN, ELECTROCUTED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108955485			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported
2	108955501					Occupation Not Listed

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