Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 901967 - Electric Shock - Direct Contact with Energized Parts

Accident Summary Nr: 901967 -- Report ID: 0355114 -- Event Date: 08/08/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304536287	08/08/2001	1731	0	Mge Ups Systems Inc.

Abstract: An electrician was testing a 240-volt uninterruptible power supply that had already been installed. He borrowed a drill driver from his field engineer. Five minutes later, when the engineer went to check the electrician, the electrician was facedown in front of the unit. He had been electrocuted.

Keywords: E GI III, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, ELEC EQUIPMENT--MISC

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	1	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304536287			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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