Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 898072 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

Accident Summary Nr: 898072 -- Report ID: 0355112 -- Event Date: 08/01/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126621630	08/02/1996	8221	0	Hampton University

Abstract: Two employees of a university were changing light bulbs in the ceiling over a swimming pool area. After determining that a ballast was faulty, one of the employees, who was an electrician, began to replace it. He did not deenergize the circuit before working on the ballast. The electrician, who was sitting on a steel beam, contacted an energized part and was electrocuted.

Keywords: BALLAST--LIGHTING, LIGHTING CIRCUIT, E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126621630			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electricians

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