Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 768325 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED CONDUCTOR

Accident Summary Nr: 768325 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 10/08/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
122175979	10/09/1997	1542	0	Gentzler Electric, Inc.

Abstract: An electrician was working in an open junction box, extending an existing energized circuit to a switch. He contacted a bare energized conductor while his body was touching grounded parts of a metal structure. The employee was electrocuted.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, E C, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, ELECTRICAL BOX

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000	8		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	122175979			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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