Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 897629 - Electric Shock - Ground Fault in Transformer

Accident Summary Nr: 897629 -- Report ID: 0355110 -- Event Date: 08/16/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303897276	08/17/2000	1623	0	The Mcnamara Company, Inc.

Abstract: An employee was working around the concrete pad for a pad-mounted transformer to expand it to accommodate a larger transformer. A ground fault energized the transformer enclosure, and the employee was electrocuted when he touched it.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, E PTD, GROUND FAULT, EQUIPMENT GROUNDING, ELEC UTILITY WORK, TRANSFORMER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303897276			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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