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Accident: 201117512 - Employee Electrocuted While Working In Crawl Space
Accident: 201117512 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 09/04/2004 | |||||||
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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| 300827854 | 09/04/2004 | 1521 | Jesus Morales | ||||
| Employee #1, a handyman for a homeowner, was working on a metal conduit in a crawl space when he was electrocuted. He was found on his back by his brother on September 4, 2004, approximately three days after he had last been seen. A pair of wire cutters, a 50-volt to 500-volt tester, and tape were near the body. The conduit had two exposed power lines that were underneath Employee #1, but they were not energized. A test of the power lines showed that they may have been energized when Employee #1 was working on them, but it was unclear. His wire cutters were also poorly insulated. Employee #1 sometimes did not work when he was supposed to or worked a few hours a day. Neither his brother nor the owner of the house, who was building a small addition, knew he was working in the crawl space. Employee #1 may have tripped a breaker switch causing a short, or a member of the owner's family could have turned on the power for the circuit Employee #1 was working on, unaware that he was in the crawl space. | |||||||
Keywords:
insulated tool, work rules, electrocuted, struck against, construction, electrical work, circuit breaker, elec circ part--misc, communication, crawl space
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| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
| Single family or duplex dwelling | New project or new addition | Under $50,000 | 1 | X | |||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
| 1 | 300827854 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Construction laborers | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work FatCause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source |
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