OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #1000439
DIXIE YARNS INC. REX PLANT NO. 1
RANLO, NC·
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS
Investigation abstract
AN EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE CEILING OF A SPINNING ROOM IN A REX PLANT. HE WAS E MPLOYED AS A DOFFER IN THE SPINNING ROOM. HE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF A WOODEN BIN AT A HEIGHT OF ABOUT 6 FEET ABOVE THE FLOOR. THE EMPLOYEE CONTACTED ENERGIZED P ARTS OF AN AMERICAN MONORAIL PNEUMATIC BLOWER SYSTEM. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCU TED UPON CONTACT WITH THE 550-VOLT CIRCUIT PARTS.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 30 Male
- Nature of injury
- Electric Shock (10)
- Part of body
- CHEST (5)
- Accident type
- SHOCK (13)
- Source of injury
- ELEC APPARAT/WIRING (15)
- Occupation
- Miscellaneous textile machine operators (749)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- OTHER (18)
- Task assigned
- Task not regularly assigned (2)
Labels are OSHA's own, from the code dictionary published with the accident-investigation file. The raw code is shown beside each one so this page can be reconciled against OSHA's bulk data. OSHA notes that nature of injury, part of body, source of injury and accident type in this file are not coded to the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System, and that the occupation titles are not standardised — so these values are not directly comparable with the OIICS-coded severe injury reports.