Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 79239.015 - Employee is Electrocuted While Removing Recessed Light

Accident Summary Nr: 79239.015 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 09/01/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1088995.015	09/01/2015		238210	Northern Lights Electrical, Llc

Abstract: At approximately 11:30 a.m. on September 1, 2015, an employee was removing 12-2 metal clad (MC) wire from a 2-ft by 4-ft recessed light. The employee turned off the wrong 20 amp circuit breaker at the panel. The circuit was connected to a four way light switch. The employee assumed the circuit was de-energized because it did not test positive for an electric current. An unknown person in another part of the facility turned on the light at a different location which energized the 277 volt/20 amp circuits. The employee received electric shock from an energized, 277 volt /20amp, recessed lighting circuit and was killed.

Keywords: Electric Shock, Electrocuted

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1	18	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1088995.015	39	M	Fatality		Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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