OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14289607

BROWN AND ROOT U.S.A., INC.

RICHMOND, VA· 1988-07-10T11:00:00

Event: E GI II, ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #18727644
Employer profile: BROWN AND ROOT U.S.A., INC.
Summary number: 14289607
Report ID: 355111

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

Investigation abstract

AN ELECTRICIAN'S FOREMAN AND A JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIAN WERE WORKING INSIDE A MOTO R CONTROL CENTER (GENERAL ELECTRIC MODEL 7700 LINE MOTOR CONTROL STARTER CENTER, SIZE NUMBER 2, SERIAL NUMBER AIA2T4-75C242608-3). THE MOTOR CONTROL CENTER WAS LOCATED ON ONE SIDE OF A NOMEX PAPER MACHINE BUILDING, SUPPLYING POWER FOR A NOM EX PAPER MACHINE. THE EMPLOYEES WERE TRACING SEVERAL CONDUCTORS TO VERIFY THE LA BELING ON A SCHEMATIC THEY WERE USING. IT WAS BELIEVED THAT, AS THEY WERE DOING THIS, THE FOREMAN'S RIGHT LITTLE FINGER CONTACTED A 480-VOLT LINE-SIDE TERMINAL, RESULTING IN HIS ELECTROCUTION.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 39 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
12

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
555

Human factor
14

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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