Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126474816 - Gene Love Plumbing Service, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Sc Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation

Investigation Summary

A plumber was clearing a clogged sewer line. Instead of cleaning the line from outside of the house, the employee decided to work inside a crawl space in the house. He had made a cut in the line and was about to plug a Ridgid Model 1500 drain cleaner into an extension cord set. The extension cord was connected to a receptacle that was part of the house wiring. The employee was working in either very saturated soil or in 25 to 50 millimeters (1 to 2 inches) of standing water, which was present in various places. He was electrocuted by an apparent ground fault. (No ground fault circuit interrupter was in use.)

Keywords: E GI III, ELECTRICAL, CORD SET, ELECTROCUTED, GROUND FAULT, WET OPERATION, EQUIPMENT GROUNDING, CRAWL SPACE, ELEC EQUIPMENT--MISC, WATER