Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200053783 - Employee Is Electrocuted While Installing Satellite Dish

Accident Summary Nr: 200053783 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 09/23/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314056896	09/23/2010	5731	443112	Dish Network Services Llc

Abstract: On September 23, 2010, Employee #1 was installing a satellite dish system at a residence. As Employee #1 went to the exterior of the home to verify the proper installation of the satellite dish, he grabbed a hold of the systems coaxial cable and was electrocuted. There was no witness to the accident; however, the accident investigation revealed that the home was not properly wired; having the ground wired "hot."

Keywords: INSTALLING, ELECTRIC CABLE, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRIC SHOCK, ELEC EQUIPMENT--MISC

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314056896			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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