Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201282985 - Employee Is Electrocuted While Making Repairs

Accident Summary Nr: 201282985 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 07/29/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311041214	07/29/2008	1731	238210	P.E.G. Electric Company Inc.

Abstract: On July 29, 2008, Employee #1 was an electrician. He was working in the main switchgear area that supplied power to several businesses in an outdoor shopping venue. Power was temporarily being supplied by a generator. Employee #1 was repairing the damaged conduit for the permanent power and he was electrocuted.

Keywords: SHOCK, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, ELEC UTILITY WORK, ELECTRIC SHOCK, SWITCHGEAR, ELECTRIC GENERATOR

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	1	30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311041214			Fatality	Electric Shock	Supervisors; electricians & power transm. install.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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