Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 86406.015 - Employee electrocuted while servicing taxiway edge light and

Accident Summary Nr: 86406.015 -- Report ID: 0216000 -- Event Date: 06/30/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1159255.015	06/30/2016		238210	Verde Electric Corp.

Abstract: At 2:48 p.m. on June 30, 2016, an employee was troubleshooting an inoperable taxiway edge light assembly at Westchester County Airport in White Plains, NY. The employee was disconnecting the taxiway edge light assembly, while the electrical system was energized, as part of testing to determine why it did not illuminate. Employee was electrocuted with approximately 5,000 volts AC and was killed.

Keywords: Electric Shock, Electrical, Electrical Testing, Electrical Work, Electrocuted

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1159255.015	61	M	Fatality		Electrical and electronic engineers

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