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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14298145

FUSE,ELECTRICAL,E GI VII,HEARING LOSS,NOISE,ELECTRICAL BOX,ELECTRICAL FAULT

Event
FUSE,ELECTRICAL,E GI VII,HEARING LOSS,NOISE,ELECTRICAL BOX,ELECTRICAL FAULT
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14298145
Report ID
352440

Event description

HEARING LOSS - ELECTRICAL FAULT IN FUSE BOX

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A DEBARKING MACHINE FROM A STEEL AND GLASS BOOTH. THE BOOTH WAS 56 INCHES WIDE BY 60 INCHES LONG BY 88 INCHES HIGH. INSIDE THE BOOTH, THERE WAS A 480-VOLT, 3-PHASE FUSE BOX HOUSING THREE 60-AMPERE FUSES. ONE OF THE THREE FUSES EITHER OPENED OR CAME LOOSE AND TOUCHED ANOTHER FUSE, CAUSING AN EL ECTRICAL EXPLOSION WITHIN THE FUSE BOX. THE MACHINE OPERATOR, WHO WAS WEARING EA R PLUGS, WAS WORKING ONLY 1 FOOT AWAY FROM THE BOX. THE EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A LOSS OF HEARING AS A RESULT OF THE EXPLOSION. HE WAS NOT HOSPITALIZED FOR THIS INJUR Y.

Victim

  1. #1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 27 M

    Nature of injury
    14
    Part of body
    6
    Event type
    14
    Source
    15
    Occupation code
    733
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    16
    Task assigned
    1

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