OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14240097

ELECTRICAL,CONDUIT,STEPLADDER,ELECTRICIAN,ELECTROCUTED,ELECTRICAL WORK,LOCKOUT,E C,GROUND FAULT,FALL

1989-01-18T00:00:00

Event: ELECTRICAL,CONDUIT,STEPLADDER,ELECTRICIAN,ELECTROCUTED,ELECTRICAL WORK,LOCKOUT,E C,GROUND FAULT,FALL
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
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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