Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200203495 - Employee Is Killed from Electric Shock

Accident Summary Nr: 200203495 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 06/24/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312779903	06/24/2010	1711	238220	Maxwell Heating & Cooling, Inc.

Abstract: On June 24, 2010, Employee #1 and a coworker were installing an air conditioning unit in the attic of a single family home. As Employee #1 was sweating in a pipe with a small torch he received an electrical shock. He gasped and asked for help from his coworker attempted to help his partner, but received a shock as well. The coworker then went to the main level of the house and shut off the power source to the house air conditioning unit. When the coworker returned, he found Employee #1 on fire and immediately put out the fire using his hands. Emergency services were called and, upon arrival, Employee #1 was taken to Tanner Medical Center, where he later died.

Keywords: INSTALLING, PPE, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, FIRE, LOCKOUT, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312779903			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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