OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14219877

ELEC PROTECT EQUIP,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,TEST EQUIPMENT,E PTD,ELEC UTILITY WORK,UNTRAINED

1988-08-15T00:00:00

Event: ELEC PROTECT EQUIP,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,TEST EQUIPMENT,E PTD,ELEC UTILITY WORK,UNTRAINED
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14219877
Report ID: 626600

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CAUSE UNKNOWN

Investigation abstract

TWO MAINTENANCE EMPLOYEES WERE DIRECTED TO USE A TRIPLETT MULTIMETER AND A HIGH VOLTAGE PROBE TO CHECK THE 12.5-KILOVOLT PRIMARY SIDE OF THE PAD-MOUNTED TRANSFO RMER FOR THE PLANT. ONE EMPLOYEE WAS USING INSULATING GLOVES WITH THE PROBE. THE OTHER EMPLOYEE, WHO WAS HOLDING THE METER, WAS NOT USING ELECTRICAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. THIS EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED. THE TASK HE WAS PERFORMING WAS ONE TH AT HE WAS NOT REGULARLY ASSIGNED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 37 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
19

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
549

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
2

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