Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14330492 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED CONDUCTOR

Accident Summary Nr: 14330492 -- Report ID: 0317700 -- Event Date: 04/10/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18224360	04/10/1990	1731	0	Everon Electrical Contractors Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18224386	04/10/1990	1541	0	Riley Construction Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18224378	04/11/1990	1741	0	Herman Sommer And Associates

Abstract: An electrician was removing a 277-volt, 70-watt sodium lighting fixture. He opened a 102-millimeter-square (4-inch-square) junction box to access the wiring to the fixture. While he was kneeling on a metal catwalk, the employee contacted an energized conductor and was electrocuted.

Keywords: LIGHTING CIRCUIT, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, LIGHTING FIXTURE, LOCKOUT, E GI IV, ELECTRICAL WORK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18224360	Fatality	Electric Shock	Electricians
2	18224386			Occupation Not Listed
3	18224378			Occupation Not Listed

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