Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 607481 - ELECTRIC SHOCK & FALL - CONTACT WITH LIGHTING CIRCUIT

Accident Summary Nr: 607481 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 08/05/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17764440	08/09/1988	1731	0	P & T Electric, Inc.

Abstract: A JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIAN WAS STANDING ON A 4-FOOT STEPLADDER INSTALLING A LIGHTING FIXTURE. WHILE HE WAS WORKING, HE CONTACTED A CIRCUIT CONDUCTOR ENERGIZED AT 277 VOLTS. THE RESULTANT ELECTRIC SHOCK CAUSED HIM TO FALL FROM THE LADDER, AND HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE FLOOR. THERE WERE VISIBLE BURN MARKS ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND ON THE UPPER CENTER OF HIS CHEST. HE DIED OF HIS INJURIES. (THE EXACT CAUSE OF DEATH HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THE TIME THE ACCIDENT REPORT WAS WRITTEN.)

Keywords: LIGHTING CIRCUIT, ELECTRICAL, STEPLADDER, ELECTRICIAN, LADDER, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, E C, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17764440			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electricians

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