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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14243331

ELECTRICAL,ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR,ELECTRICIAN,ELECTROCUTED,LOCKOUT,E GI IV,HAND TOOL,ELECTRICAL WORK

Event
ELECTRICAL,ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR,ELECTRICIAN,ELECTROCUTED,LOCKOUT,E GI IV,HAND TOOL,ELECTRICAL WORK
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14243331
Report ID
317000

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED CONDUCTOR THRU TOOL

Investigation abstract

An apprentice electrician was working from a 1.8-meter-tall (6-foot-tall) ladder . The top half of his body was above the tile ceiling in a space about 305 milli meters (1 foot) wide. The upper part of his left arm was touching a sheet metal duct, and he was holding wire strippers in his right hand. The wire strippers co ntacted an energized conductor, and the employee was electrocuted.

Victims (3)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 17 M

    Nature of injury
    10
    Part of body
    31
    Event type
    12
    Source
    15
    Occupation code
    576
    Human factor
    18
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #981 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0
  3. #982 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

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