OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14252688
ELECTRICAL,E GI VII,ELECTROCUTED,GROUND FAULT,EQUIPMENT GROUNDING,ELEC EQUIPMENT--MISC
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN UTILIZATION EQUIPMENT
Investigation abstract
AN EMPLOYEE HAD TIED A NEW WARP ONTO A LOOM. THE EMPLOYEE WALKED TO THE FRONT OF THE LOOM TO CRANK THE NEW WARP THROUGH THE HARNESS AND REED. THE EMPLOYEE PUSHE D THE SAVI FILLING FEED OUT OF THE WAY SO THAT THE CRANK COULD BE INSERTED INTO THE LOOM. THE EMPLOYEE HAD HIS LEFT ARM RESTING ON THE SAVI AND HIS RIGHT HAND O N THE CRANK IN THE LOOM. THE EQUIPMENT GROUNDING CONDUCTOR FOR THE SAVI, WHICH W AS SUPPLIED WITH 550 VOLTS BY THE LOOM, WAS NOT CONTINUOUS. WHEN THE EMPLOYEE TO UCHED THE LOOM AND SAVI, HE WAS ELECTROCUTED.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 24 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 749
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Hazardous substance
- 8870
- Task assigned
- 1
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