Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201103207 - Employee Electrocuted In Contact With Energized Vent Pipe
Accident: 201103207 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 08/28/2002 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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125842211 | 08/29/2002 | 1742 | Western Insulation Inc | ||||
At approximately 3:10 p.m. on August 28, 2002, Employee #1 was in the attic of a residence, installing a section of aluminum flex pipe for a kitchen exhaust fan to vent to the outside. This job was part of Pacific Gas and Electric's (PG&E) Weatherization Installation Program. Employee #1 was in a prone position across wooden rafters, connecting the metal flex duct, when a 2 x 4 cracked & broke. As he fell, Employee #1 struck a 1 in. conduit pipe. Apparently when the vent pipe was moved, an electrical wire came loose & was touching the metal range vent pipe unit. Employee #1 was electrocuted as a result of contact with the low-voltage current flowing from the vent pipe through his body to ground. | |||||||
Keywords:
board, installing, conduit, electrocuted, struck against, construction, equipment failure, elec circ part--misc, electric conductor, metal pipe
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Single family or duplex dwelling | Other | Under $50,000 | 1 | X | |||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 125842211 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Insulation Workers | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work FatCause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause |