Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14314488 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED CONDUCTORS

Accident Summary Nr: 14314488 -- Report ID: 0317000 -- Event Date: 06/30/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102842259	07/07/1989	1731	0	John J. Williams Associates Inc.

Abstract: AN ELECTRICIAN HAD COMPLETED REPLACEMENT OF A DEFECTIVE CIRCUIT BREAKER IN A MAIN FEEDER PANEL. HE HAD BEEN WORKING WITH THE THREE-PHASE PANELBOARD ENERGIZED. WHEN HE WAS REQUESTED TO REINSTALL THE COVER ON THE PANELBOARD, HE STATED THAT HE WOULD PERFORM THAT TASK ON ANOTHER DAY. HE ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO DANGER. HE THEN DEMONSTRATED HIS POINT BY GRABBING THE TWO OUTSIDE 480-VOLT PHASE CONDUCTORS, ONE IN EACH HAND. HE WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Keywords: E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, PANELBOARD, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102842259			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electricians

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