OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14240097

GAMBLIN & RODGERS ELECTRICAL COMPANY INC.

ALBUQUERQUE, NM· 1989-01-18T00:00:00

Event: ELECTRICAL, CONDUIT, STEPLADDER, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, E C, GROUND FAULT, FALL
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #103618138
Employer profile: GAMBLIN & RODGERS ELECTRICAL COMPANY INC.
Summary number: 14240097
Report ID: 625100

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN ARMORED CONDUIT

Investigation abstract

AN ELECTRICIAN WAS CONNECTING AN EMERGENCY CIRCUIT TO A DUAL-PURPOSE OVERHEAD FL UORESCENT LIGHTING FIXTURE DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A MEDICAL CLINIC. HE WAS W ORKING FROM THE THIRD OR FOURTH STEP OF A 6-FOOT STEPLADDER. THE EMPLOYEE EITHER STARTED TO FALL AND GRABBED AN ARMORED FLEXIBLE CONDUIT, OR WAS HOLDING ONTO TH E CONDUIT AND RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK THAT CAUSED HIM TO FALL. THE CONDUIT BR OKE LOOSE AND SLID DOWN OVER THE BARE ENDS OF THE 277-VOLT CONDUCTOR. THE EMPLOY EE WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 28 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
12

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
575

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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