OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14255350
E GI IV,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,ELECTRICAL WORK,LOCKOUT,ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - FAILURE OF LOCKOUT SYSTEM
Investigation abstract
AN ELECTRICIAN WAS SPLICING A BONDING CABLE BETWEEN TWO AIRPORT RUNWAY LIGHTS. T HE DISCONNECTING MEANS FOR THE LIGHTS WAS ABOUT 900 FEET FROM HIS WORK AREA, SO A HELPER WAS OPENING AND CLOSING THE DISCONNECTING MEANS IN RESPONSE TO PREARRAN GED SIGNALS. IT WAS DARK, SO THE EMPLOYEES WERE USING A FLASHLIGHT FOR SIGNALLIN G PURPOSES. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR, BUT THE NIGHT WAS DARK, AND THE TWO EMPLOYEES COULD NOT REMAIN IN CONTINUAL VISUAL CONTACT. DURING THIS PROCESS, THE HELPER T HOUGHT HE SAW THE FLASHLIGHT SIGNAL AND ENERGIZED THE CIRCUIT. UNFORTUNATELY, TH E ELECTRICIAN WAS IN CONTACT WITH THE CIRCUIT CONDUCTORS AT THE TIME, AND THE CI RCUIT WAS ENERGIZED AT 5000 VOLTS. THE ELECTRICIAN WAS ELECTROCUTED.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 54 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 575
- Human factor
- 13
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Hazardous substance
- 8870
- Task assigned
- 1
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