Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201405883 - Employee receives electric shock while wiring streetlights

Accident Summary Nr: 201405883 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 02/21/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
124965567	03/11/2002	1711	0	Rauhorn Electric Inc

Abstract: On February 21, 2002, Employee #1 was repairing the wiring on some streetlights without having followed proper lockout procedures. Employee received an electric shock to his hand, but did not require hospitalization.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, LOCKOUT, STREETLIGHTING, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELEC UTILITY WORK, ELECTRIC SHOCK, HAND

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	124965567			Non Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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