Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200783587 - Employee electrocuted when fish tape contacts circuit

Accident Summary Nr: 200783587 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 08/09/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307491571	08/11/2005	1731	238210	Aqua Power Electric

Abstract: On August 9, 2005, Employee #1 was installing a control panel for an outdoor pool at a house. He was in the crawl space under the floor of the house, using a metal fish tape to run a wire inside a wall, when the tape contacted an energized circuit. Employee #1 was electrocuted.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, INSTALLING, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL WORK, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, CRAWL SPACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307491571			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Electrocution from equipment installation/tool use

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