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Accident Summary Nr: 68359.015 - One Employee is electrocuted, another receive an electric sh

Accident Summary Nr: 68359.015 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 10/01/2014
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
998470.015	10/01/2014		238220	Conservation Services, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 2:30 p.m. on October 1, 2014, Employee #1 was installing ductwork. He crawled into a tight space where gas pipes were running across the attic floor. A junction box with faulty wiring coming into contact with metal ductwork causing a neutral current to pass through someone in contact with both the ductwork and a ground path. The employee was electrocuted when coming into contact with the gas pipes and metal ductwork carrying a neutral current. The metallic ductwork was lying across a junction box that did not have a neutral conductor. The neutral wire was tied to a bare wire that was poorly attached to the junction box. Employee #2 tried to assist in pulling Employee #1 away from the workspace and touched the gas pipes for stability, and sustained an electrical shock.

Keywords: Electric Shock, Electrical, Electrocuted, Residential Construction

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1	9	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	998470.015	55	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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