OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14237721

ELECTRICAL,E GI VI,CORD SET,ELECTROCUTED,ATTACHMENT PLUG,GROUND FAULT,CORD CONNECTOR,EQUIPMENT GROUNDING

1986-06-23T00:00:00

Event: ELECTRICAL,E GI VI,CORD SET,ELECTROCUTED,ATTACHMENT PLUG,GROUND FAULT,CORD CONNECTOR,EQUIPMENT GROUNDING
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14237721
Report ID: 627100

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED WHEN HE CONNECTED THE ATTACHMENT PLUG ON THE POWER SUPPLY CORD FOR A BATTERY CHARGER TO THE CORD CONNECTOR ON AN EXTENSION CORD SET . ALTHOUGH BOTH THE BATTERY CHARGER AND THE CORD SET WERE OF THE GROUNDING TYPE, THE GROUNDING CONDUCTOR WAS NOT CONTINUOUS. FERTILIZER HAD CORRODED THE ATTACHM ENT PLUGS ON BOTH CORDS. ADDITIONALLY, THE FLOOR WAS WET.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 23 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
31

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1

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