OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14212914

E GI V,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,ATTACHMENT PLUG,GROUND FAULT,EQUIPMENT GROUNDING,STRAIN RELIEF,ELEC EQUIPMENT--MISC

1988-07-15T00:00:00

Event: E GI V,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,ATTACHMENT PLUG,GROUND FAULT,EQUIPMENT GROUNDING,STRAIN RELIEF,ELEC EQUIPMENT--MISC
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14212914
Report ID: 521700

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN FOOD WARMER

Investigation abstract

An employee was filling a steam table with warm food. The strain relief on the f ood warmer's power supply cord was no longer working as intended. Consequently, the equipment grounding conductor and the grounded neutral conductor had pulled away from their screws in the cord's attachment plug. The equipment grounding co nductor was apparently contacting the ungrounded circuit conductor, energizing t he case of the food warmer. The employee filling the food warmer was electrocute d when he touched it.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 61 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
2

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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