Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200101558 - Employee Is Electrocuted Installing Fuse in Junction Box

Accident Summary Nr: 200101558 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 01/28/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305326514	01/29/2003	1731	238210	Lampion Companies Inc.

Abstract: On January 28, 2003, Employee #1 and a coworker were working on a street light with a junction box at the base of the pole. Employee #1 was installing a fuse when he contacted an energized wire and was electrocuted.

Keywords: INSTALLING, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL WORK, STREETLIGHTING, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRICAL BOX

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305326514			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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