Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 78935.015 - Employee contacts an energized bus bar and is electrocuted

Accident Summary Nr: 78935.015 -- Report ID: 0355112 -- Event Date: 08/18/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1085672.015	08/18/2015		236220	Next Generation Solutions, Inc

Abstract: At 10:23 a.m. on August 18, 2015, an employee was installing duct sealant into conduit inside an energized switch gear. The employee used his hands to press in and compact sealant around conductor protruding out of PVC conduit. The employee's head made contact with an energized bus bar and he was electrocuted. He sustained electrical burns to forehead, abdomen, back, arms, and hand.

Keywords: Abdomen, Arm, Back, Burn, Busbar, Electrical, Electrical Work, Electronic Technicn, Forehead, Hand

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1085672.015	32	M	Fatality		Supervisors, related agricultural occupations	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause:

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