Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 95098.015 - Employee receives electrical shock from energized wire

Accident Summary Nr: 95098.015 -- Report ID: 0352430 -- Event Date: 04/27/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1228161.015	04/27/2017		238210	Rommel Engineering & Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on April 27, 2017, Employee #1 was pulling wire through a conduit from a 4 foot deep manhole that was half filled with water. After pulling the wire out of the manhole, the employee received an electrical shock from contacting one of the electrical wires that was energized, operating at 277/480 volts. The electrical panel servicing this line had not been deenergized or locked out.

Keywords: Conduit, Electric Shock, Electrical, Electrical Work, Lockout, Manhole

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair			0	0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1228161.015	44	M	Hospitalized injury		Electrical and electronic engineers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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