OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14197453

ELECTRICAL,E GI VII,ELECTRIC SHOCK,ELEC EQUIPMENT--MISC

1984-07-30T00:00:00

Event: ELECTRICAL,E GI VII,ELECTRIC SHOCK,ELEC EQUIPMENT--MISC
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14197453
Report ID: 352420

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK

Investigation abstract

A MAINTENANCE PLANNER WAS ASSISTING IN THE REBUILDING OF AN ALUMINUM REDUCTION P D THE PARTICULAR EQUIPMENT INVOLVED, AS WELL AS ALL OTHER EQUIPMENT ON THE LINE. THE ONLY FAULT FOUND WAS CARBON PASTE PACKED UP IN THE HEATER COIL WIRING AT TH E BOTTOM OF THE PASTE BOX. COMPANY OFFICIALS STATED THAT THEY ASSUME THE EMPLOYE E RECEIVED A STATIC ELECTRIC SHOCK, SINCE MOST EQUIPMENT IS DC AND HIS HEARTBEAT , RESPIRATION, AND BLOOD PRESSURE SHOWED NO VARIATIONS FROM THE NORM. OT. HE TOUCHED A HEATED PASTE BOX, WHICH CONTAINS CARBON PASTE THAT IS RAMMED IN TO THE POT, AND SHOUTED THAT HE RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK. HE WAS IMMEDIATELY T AKEN TO FIRST AID WHERE HIS HEARTBEAT, RESPIRATION, AND BLOOD PRESSURE WERE FOUN D TO BE NORMAL. HE CONTINUED TO WORK HIS 8-HOUR SHIFT AND WAS TAKEN TO FIRST AID A SECOND TIME WHERE THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED ITEMS WERE CHECKED AGAIN AND FOUND TO BE NORMAL. ON THE EVENING OF THE SAME DAY, THE EMPLOYEE WENT TO HIS FAMILY D OCTOR WHO IN TURN RELEASED HIM FROM WORK FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK FOR MUSCL E TIGHTNESS IN THE UPPER CHEST AND ARMS. THE COMPANY FULLY AND COMPLETELY CHECKE

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 34 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
2

Event type
13

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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