Accident Report Detail
Accident: 202505418 - Employee Is Electrocuted While Connecting Wires
Accident: 202505418 -- Report ID: 0352410 -- Event Date: 08/05/2008 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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312438567 | 08/06/2008 | 1731 | Chuck'S Electrical Service Inc | ||||
On August 5, 2008, Employee #1 was removing light fixtures from a storage room. The room was 24 ft long by 10 ft wide by 9 ft high. It was located in the center of the building and did not have any windows. After Employee #1 removed the last 277-volt, 20-ampere, 3- phase fluorescent light, there was no illumination in the room. He put a flashlight on a work table that was approximately 8 ft away from the area that he was working. Employee #1 was electrocuted when he was connecting the last switch wire to the energized feed wire. | |||||||
Keywords:
shock, electrocuted, lighting fixture, electric shock, storage area, poor visibility
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Other building | Alteration or rehabilitation | $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 | 1 | 14 | X | ||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 312438567 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Electricians | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. FatCause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source |