Inspection Detail

Inspection: 306906546 - Bowen Electric Service, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 306906546

Report ID: 0352440

Date Opened: 08/28/2003

Site Address:
Bowen Electric Service, Inc.
7125 Columbia Gateway Drive
Columbia, MD 21046

Mailing Address:
7856 Beechcraft Ave., Gaithersburg, MD 20879

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1731

NAICS: 238210/Electrical Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/15/2003

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/15/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102355161

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202339685

Event: 08/28/2003

Employee injured in fall from ladder after electric shock

Employee #1, an electrician, was on a 10 ft tall fiberglass stepladder, using a voltage meter to check roughed-in wiring from a wall switch to a ceiling light. The meter gave him a false reading and he received an electric shock that caused him to fall approximately 8 ft to the ground. Employee #1 suffered from blood clots in his lung and leg, for which he was hospitalized. The false reading he received from the voltage meter was verified by a digital meter.

Keywords: BLOOD CLOT, LUNG, STEPLADDER, CONSTRUCTION, TEST EQUIPMENT, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL, MECH MALFUNCTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306906546			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Electricians

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