Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 668285 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED CONDUCTOR

Accident Summary Nr: 668285 -- Report ID: 0112600 -- Event Date: 08/03/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17827387	08/10/1992	1521	0	Ridgeview Reality, Inc.

Abstract: A PORTABLE ELECTRIC GENERATOR WAS BEING USED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF A HOUSE. EXPOSED CONDUCTORS HAD BEEN INSERTED INTO THE 240-VOLT RECEPTACLE ON THE GENERATOR TO POWER A WATER PUMP IN THE BASEMENT OF THE HOUSE. AN EMPLOYEE, WHO WAS ALONE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, APPARENTLY CONTACTED THE EXPOSED CONDUCTORS AND WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Keywords: RECEPTACLE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, UNGUARDED LIVE PARTS, E C, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, EQUIPMENT APPROVAL, ELECTRIC GENERATOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17827387			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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