Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202315479 - Employee shocked pulling cable to junction box

Accident Summary Nr: 202315479 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 08/02/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119648368	08/09/2005	1731	238210	Sprig Electric

Abstract: Some time before 2:45 p.m. on August 2, 2005, Employee #1 was pulling MC cable to be connected to junction boxes when he was shocked by an energized 277-volt circuit. He was sent to the clinic after the accident, where he was treated and released the same day. There were no signs of an electrical burn from the shock and his EKG result was good. Witnesses could find neither a high- nor a low-voltage power source when they tested the circuit. It was speculated that there may have been a very rare instance of capacitive discharge of the battery backup fixtures on the night light circuit, or that a static charge from working on the carpet may have discharged to a grounded surface (cable) in the ceiling. The company's work was already completed when Employee #1 went to the job site.

Keywords: LIGHTING CIRCUIT, STATIC ELECTRICITY, ELECTRICAL, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL WORK, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Other		$50,000 to $250,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119648368					Occupation not reported

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