Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201762721 - Employee electrocuted installing advertising sign

Accident Summary Nr: 201762721 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 08/12/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308594035	08/12/2006	1799	561790	Ark-La-Tex Superior Signs

Abstract: On August 12, 2006, Employee #1 was installing a sign outside a motel that was under construction. He was using a lift truck to access the electrical panel of the sign, which was energized by a portable generator from the truck. Employee #1 was inside the sign's access panel when his assistant noticed that he was not moving. The assistant disengaged the generator from the sign, climbed to the bucket, and found Employee #1 nonresponsive. He pushed Employee #1 into the bucket, lowered it to the ground, and called 911. Employee #1 was rushed across the street to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL WORK, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ADVERTISING SIGN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000		20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308594035			Fatality	Electric Shock	Supervisors; electricians & power transm. install.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Electrocution from equipment installation/tool use

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