Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 609388 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
---|---|---|---|---|
107181216 | 07/27/1993 | 1731 | 0 | C. A. Jones Electric Company, Inc. |
Abstract: AN ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR AND ONE OF HIS EMPLOYEES WERE INSTALLING TRANSFORMERS AND WIRING FOR A SWITCHBOARD. THEY HAD INSTALLED CONDUIT AND PULLED SOME CONDUCTORS. THE EMPLOYEE CONNECTED THE CONDUCTORS TO THE SWITCHBOARD. HE THEN TOUCHED A 277-VOLT, 1200-AMPERE BUS BAR WITH HIS HAND AND RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK. THE CONTRACTOR OVERHEAD THE ACCIDENT AND ASSISTED THE INJURED EMPLOYEE. IN SPITE OF THE RESCUE ATTEMPTS, THE EMPLOYEE DIED OF ELECTROCUTION.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 107181216 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Electricians |