Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 688481 - ELECTRIC SHOCK & FALL - CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

Accident Summary Nr: 688481 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 02/03/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103513420	03/22/1994	6512	0	Weston Inc.

Abstract: A maintenance worker was repairing a lighting fixture located near the edge of a flat roof that was 23 feet above the ground. The fixture's hinged cover had been opened, and the fixture's in-line fuse had been removed. (It was later found in the employee's hand.) The employee, who had not deenergized the circuit before he started this work, fell from the roof. (It was possible that the employee received an electric shock, which caused him to fall. However, the physical evidence did not corroborate this possibility.) The employee died as a result of the injuries he sustained in the fall.

Keywords: ROOF, E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, LIGHTING FIXTURE, LOCKOUT, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103513420			Fatality	Other	Not specified mechanics and repairers

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