OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14341705

ANECO ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS

PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL· 1988-06-22T09:15:00

Event: E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, POOR VISIBILITY
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #18023390
Employer profile: ANECO ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS
Summary number: 14341705
Report ID: 418800

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED CONDUCTOR

Investigation abstract

AN ELECTRICIAN WORKING FOR AN ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR WAS INSTALLING LIGHTS. AS HE WAS STRIPPING INSULATION FROM A CONDUCTOR, HE WAS ELECTROCUTED. HE HAD FAILED T O TEST THE CIRCUIT TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT IT WAS ENERGIZED. POOR LIGHTING A LSO CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.

Victims (3)

#1 Fatality Age 31 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
12

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
575

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
14

Task assigned
1
#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
#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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