Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 86654.015 - Worker is Electrocuted While Stripping a Wire

Accident Summary Nr: 86654.015 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 07/05/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1159848.015	07/06/2016		238210	Ellsworth Electric, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 2:30 p.m. on July 5, 2016, Employee #1 was stripping a 10-gauge, 120-volt electric wire, located in a 12 inch by 18 inch in-ground electrical junction box. For an unknown reason, power to the wire was energized, electrocuting Employee #1. He was found to be unresponsive, holding a pair of linesmans' pliers in his right hand and a pair of wire cutters in his left. Emergency services pronounced Employee #1 to be dead.

Keywords: Electrical, Electrical Box, Electrocuted, Lockout/Tagout

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1159848.015	41	M	Fatality		Electricians

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