Electrocution
Wet Ground
Remodeling
2
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Carpenter
33-Male
30 Days
3 Days
Electrocution
Sunny, Clear
Steel Erection
3
No
Yes - Victim
No
Yes
No
Steel Erector Foreman
43-Male
4 months
4 Hours
Electrocution
Clear
Power Line Work
2
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Lineman
44-Male
11 Months
6 Weeks
Electrocution
Raining
Electrical Contractor
2
No
Yes
Inadequate
Yes
No
Journeyman Electrician
39-Male
16 Years
1 Day
NOTE: The Fatal Facts were selected as being representative of fatalities caused by improper work practices. No special emphasis or
priority is implied nor is the case necessarily a recent occurrence. The legal aspects of the incident have been resolved, and the case is
now closed. Current as of: 11/01/2001.
Electrocution
Sunny/Clear
Fence Construction
5
No
No
Yes
No
No
Laborer
25-Male
3 Months
1 Day
Electrical Shock
Clear/Hot
Masonry Contractor
6
No
No
Inadequate
Yes
No
Cement Finisher
34-Male
10 Years
1 Day
Electrocution
Clear/Hot/Humid
Window Shutter Installers
2
N/A
No
Partial
No
Some
Helper
17-Male
One Month
One Month
Electrocution
Indoor Work
Installing and
Trouble-shooting
overhead lamps
15
Yes
Inadequate
Yes
No
Electrician
53-Male
Journeyman
1 Month
NOTE: The case here described was selected as being representative of fatalities caused by improper work practices. No special
emphasis or priority is implied nor is the case necessarily a recent occurrence. The legal aspects of the incident have been resolved,
and the case is now closed.