Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 106785.015 - Employee is shocked, burned by energized circuit

Accident Summary Nr: 106785.015 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 06/20/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1325298.015	06/25/2018		238210	Kl Enterprises

Abstract: At 8:45 a.m. on June 20, 2018, Employee #1, employed by an electrical services company, was working at a multiemployer construction project, the renovation of a commercial building. He was attempting to install a light ballast, believing the circuit he was working on was de-energized. However, the breakers had not been correctly labeled, and the employee received an electric shock. He was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for electric shock and burns.

Keywords: Ballast--Lighting, Breaker Plate, Burn, Circuit Breaker, Construction, Electric Shock, Electrical, Electrician, Energized, Installing, Lockout/Tagout, Repair

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			1	16

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1325298.015	26	M	Hospitalized injury		Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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