Inspection Detail
Inspection: 18279828 - Aneco Electrical Contractors
Inspection Information - Office: Fort Lauderdale Area Office
Site Address:
Aneco Electrical Contractors
3107 Pga Blvd. (The Gardens)
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
Mailing Address:
1860 Old Okeechobee Rd., Suite 512, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1731
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 10/04/1988
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 10/06/1988
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
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Accident | 360677678 |
Investigation Summary
AN APPRENTICE ELECTRICIAN WITH ABOUT 6-MONTH'S EXPERIENCE ON THE JOB WAS REMOVING AN OVERHEAD FLUORESCENT LIGHTING FIXTURE AND MOVING IT TO ANOTHER LOCATION. THE 277-VOLT CIRCUIT WAS STILL ENERGIZED AT THE TIME. TO REMOVE THE FIXTURE, THE EMPLOYEE DISCONNECTED THE TWO ADJACENT LIGHTING FIXTURES. AFTER THIS WAS DONE, ONE SIDE OF THE ROOM WAS DEENERGIZED, BUT THE SIDE WHERE THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WAS STILL ENERGIZED. WHILE HE WAS LEANING AGAINST THE GRID OF THE HUNG CEILING, HE CONTACTED AN ENERGIZED CONDUCTOR FROM THE LIGHTING FIXTURE AND WAS ELECTROCUTED.
Keywords: LIGHTING CIRCUIT, E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, LIGHTING FIXTURE, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 18279828 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Electricians' apprentices |