Table 1.
Accident characteristics among electrical contractors.
| Variables | Frequency (% 1) | Degree of Injury (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fatality 1 | Hospitalized | Non-Hospitalized | |||
| End-use | Highway, street, and bridge | 28 (5) | 39 | 57 | 4 |
| Nonresidential building | 406 (66) | 36 | 55 | 9 | |
| Other heavy and civil engineering | 28 (5) | 39 | 57 | 4 | |
| Residential building | 67 (11) | 34 | 54 | 12 | |
| Utility system | 90 (15) | 38 | 58 | 4 | |
| Project Type | Alteration or rehabilitation | 173 (28) | 40 | 52 | 8 |
| Demolition | 12 (2) | 58 | 42 | 0 | |
| Maintenance or repair | 155 (25) | 35 | 57 | 8 | |
| New project or new addition | 222 (36) | 40 | 50 | 10 | |
| Other | 57 (9) | 14 | 83 | 4 | |
| Project cost | $50,000 and less | 276 (45) | 34 | 58 | 8 |
| $50,000–$250,000 | 115 (19) | 39 | 56 | 5 | |
| $250,000–$500,000 | 60 (10) | 38 | 43 | 18 | |
| $500,000–$1,000,000 | 45 (7) | 38 | 56 | 7 | |
| $1,000,000–$5,000,000 | 63 (10) | 40 | 54 | 6 | |
| $5,000,000–$20,000,000 | 27 (4) | 52 | 37 | 11 | |
| $20,000,000 and more | 33 (5) | 24 | 70 | 6 | |
| Source of injury | Machinery | 45 (7) | 44 | 56 | 0 |
| Parts and materials | 286 (46) | 39 | 52 | 9 | |
| Structures and surfaces | 97 (16) | 31 | 62 | 7 | |
| Tools, instruments, and equipment | 118 (19) | 24 | 66 | 10 | |
| Vehicles | 50 (8) | 58 | 40 | 2 | |
| Other sources | 23 (4) | 35 | 52 | 13 | |
| Causes | Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. | 30 (5) | 53 | 43 | 3 |
| Installing equipment (HVAC and other) | 121 (20) | 40 | 55 | 6 | |
| Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures | 90 (15) | 44 | 51 | 4 | |
| Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work | 102 (17) | 28 | 64 | 8 | |
| Temporary work (building, facilities) | 35 (6) | 43 | 43 | 14 | |
| Other | 111 (18) | 32 | 55 | 13 | |
| Not reported | 130 (21) | 32 | 59 | 9 | |
| Event type | Caught in/between | 38 (6) | 34 | 58 | 8 |
| Exposure to electricity | 253 (41) | 44 | 47 | 8 | |
| Fall | 210 (34) | 30 | 67 | 3 | |
| Struck-by | 78 (13) | 37 | 46 | 17 | |
| Other | 40 (6) | 23 | 63 | 15 | |
| Nature of injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations | 21 (3) | 0 | 71 | 29 |
| Bruises, contusions | 19 (3) | 16 | 37 | 47 | |
| Concussions | 44 (7) | 59 | 41 | 0 | |
| Cuts, lacerations | 24 (4) | 13 | 62 | 25 | |
| Electrical burns | 84 (14) | 1 | 83 | 16 | |
| Electrocutions, electric shocks | 166 (27) | 67 | 28 | 5 | |
| Fractures | 193 (31) | 20 | 78 | 2 | |
| Non-specified injuries and disorders | 35 (6) | 86 | 14 | 0 | |
| Other | 33 (5) | 39 | 49 | 12 | |
| Injured part of body | Body system | 110 (18) | 64 | 32 | 4 |
| Head | 141 (23) | 45 | 48 | 7 | |
| Lower extremities | 60 (10) | 0 | 93 | 7 | |
| Multiple body parts | 78 (13) | 19 | 78 | 3 | |
| Trunk | 74 (12) | 39 | 56 | 5 | |
| Upper extremities | 156 (25) | 31 | 53 | 17 | |
1 The percentages were rounded to the closest integer and some cases might not add up to 100%.