OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14291710
HURT ELECTRICAL CO.
ROANOKE, VA·
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS
Investigation abstract
An electrical supervisor was installing a junction box about 3 meters (10 feet) above the ground. The box contained a neutral conductor that the employee though t was deenergized. However, this conductor was energized by another circuit remo te from the work area. The neutral conductor in turn energized a conduit that th e supervisor was holding onto. He received an electric shock and fell to the gro und. The supervisor was hospitalized for his injuries.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 40 Male
- Nature of injury
- Electric Shock (10)
- Part of body
- HAND(S) (12)
- Accident type
- SHOCK (13)
- Source of injury
- ELEC APPARAT/WIRING (15)
- Occupation
- Supervisors; electricians & power transm. install. (555)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- OTHER (18)
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
Labels are OSHA's own, from the code dictionary published with the accident-investigation file. The raw code is shown beside each one so this page can be reconciled against OSHA's bulk data. OSHA notes that nature of injury, part of body, source of injury and accident type in this file are not coded to the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System, and that the occupation titles are not standardised — so these values are not directly comparable with the OIICS-coded severe injury reports.