Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202528253 - Employee Contacts Transformer and Is Electrocuted

Accident Summary Nr: 202528253 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 07/09/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314736638	07/09/2010	1731	238210	Buenavista Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on July 9, 2010, Employee #1, a journeyman electrician, and a coworker positioned electrical cables to the main energy switch of a transformer. The transformer carried approximately 280 volts. Employee #1 was in a crouched position next to the transformer when he contacted it and was electrocuted.

Keywords: ELECTRIC CABLE, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, ELEC UTILITY WORK, TRANSFORMER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1	75	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314736638			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Electrocution from equipment installation/tool use

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