Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116859.015 - Employee makes contact with live wires and is electrocuted

Accident Summary Nr: 116859.015 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 06/01/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1405925.015	06/03/2019		238130	Georgia Walls, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on June 1, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was engaged in demolition work at a one-story building that was being renovated. He was attempting to remove drywall from around piping and other installed mechanical equipment. A nearby junction box had been left open by other employees working earlier in this space. Employee #1 came into contact with live wires extending from the box, and he was exposed to 227 volts of electricity. Employee #1 was electrocuted.

Keywords: Construction, Demolition, Dismantling, Electric Conductor, Electrical, Electrical Box, Electrocuted, Pipe

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Demolition			1	10	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1405925.015	35	M	Fatality		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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