OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14295695
CRANSTON ELECTRIC COMPANY
HUNTINGTOWN, MD·
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED CONDUCTOR
Investigation abstract
AN APPRENTICE ELECTRICIAN WAS INSTALLING LIGHTING FIXTURES ON A PIER. THE EMPLOY EE WAS STANDING WAIST DEEP IN WATER CONNECTING THE FIXTURES TO AN EXISTING LIGHT ING CIRCUIT. BEFORE A COWORKER COULD DEENERGIZE AND TEST THE CIRCUIT, THE APPREN TICE CUT THE CIRCUIT CONDUCTORS AND BEGAN TO STRIP THE INSULATION OFF THEM. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED WHEN HE CONTACTED ONE OF THE STILL ENERGIZED CONDUCTOR S. THE EMPLOYEE HAD RECEIVED 1 YEAR OF ON-THE-JOB TRAINING.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 19 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 576
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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