Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 814020 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH LIVE PARTS THRU METAL TAPE

Accident Summary Nr: 814020 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 10/11/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111623286	10/11/1990	1731	0	Premier Electric
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111623294	10/11/1990	9621	0	Metropolitan Airports Commission
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111623278	10/16/1990	8711	0	H N T B Architects Engineers

Abstract: TWO ELECTRICIANS AND A RADIO LIAISON WERE INSTALLING A RUNWAY DISTANCE MARKER SIGN. ONE OF THE ELECTRICIANS WAS CONNECTING THE TRANSFORMER LEADS FOR THE SIGN TO THE RUNWAY CIRCUIT WIRING. THE RUNWAY CIRCUIT WAS STILL ENERGIZED AT THE TIME. AS THE EMPLOYEE PULLED APART THE CABLE, HE CONTACTED AN 1800-VOLT CONDUCTOR AND WAS ELECTROCUTED. THE OTHER ELECTRICIAN, WHO WAS RIGHT BEHIND THE FIRST ELECTRICIAN, HEARD AN ARC AND BUMPED INTO HIS COWORKER, KNOCKING BOTH OF THEM DOWN. (THE RADIO LIAISON CALLED THE RADIO TOWER FOR HELP.) THE SECOND ELECTRICIAN RECEIVED A SEVERE ELECTRIC SHOCK, FOR WHICH HE WAS HOSPITALIZED.

Keywords: METAL WIRE, E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111623286	Fatality	Electric Shock	Supervisors; electricians & power transm. install.
2	111623286	Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Electricians
3	111623294			Occupation Not Listed
4	111623278			Occupation Not Listed

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