Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14342653

SWENY ELECTRIC CO

Event
E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR
NAICS
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Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#101553873
Employer profile
SWENY ELECTRIC CO
Summary number
14342653
Report ID
418800

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED CONDUCTOR

Investigation abstract

An employee was working in an attic, stripping insulation from a 120-volt nonmet allic-sheathed cable. The employee, who was in contact with a ground, was electr ocuted when he pierced the insulation.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 25 M

    Nature of injury
    10
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    13
    Source
    15
    Occupation code
    575
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    2

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