Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 84299.015 - Employee is electrocuted while installing return air plenum

Accident Summary Nr: 84299.015 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 04/07/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1138546.015	04/08/2016		238220	North Texas Heating And Air Conditioning, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:50 p.m. on April 7, 2016, an employee was installing a return air plenum box in the attic of a residence. While manipulating the plenum box, measuring 12.5 inches by 24 inches by 24.5 inches, in an approximate 3 foot high crawl space of the attic, one of its sharp flanges sliced through an electrical cable that provided power to recessed lighting below. The energized cable carried 120 volts of electricity. As the lighting cable was contacted, the employee was electrocuted. The incident investigation revealed that no measures were in place to adequately protect the employee from electric shock hazards.

Keywords: Attic, Electric Cable, Electrical, Electrocuted, Guard, Lockout/Tagout

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
		Alteration or rehabilitation					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1138546.015	35	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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