Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200902419 - Employee Is Electrocuted While Fixing Light Fixture

Accident Summary Nr: 200902419 -- Report ID: 0418400 -- Event Date: 08/31/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310995006	09/15/2009	1731	238210	Future Lighting Services, Llc

Abstract: On August 31, 2009, Employee #1 and a coworker were changing out the ballast along with the tomb stones and wiring for the bulbs on an 8 ft fluorescent light fixture. The light fixture was located approximately 15 to 20 ft above the ground. To access the light fixture, they worked from a scissor lift. Employee #1 had cut the energized wire and the neutral wire coming into the light fixture, while the coworker cut the wires to the tomb stones. The old ballast and light wiring was removed and new ballast and light wiring installed. Employee #1 was attempting to connect the wiring from the new ballast to the energized wires when he was shocked. The coworker saw Employee #1 holding the white wire and knocked the wire from Employee #1's hand and lowered him in the platform. Employee #1 was hospitalized and died 2 weeks later.

Keywords: PLATFORM, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, LIGHTING FIXTURE, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000	1	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310995006			Fatality	Electric Shock	Telephone installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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