OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14306211
WILLIAMS ELECTRIC INC
CHATTANOOGA, TN·
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS
Investigation abstract
AN ELECTRICIAN WAS USING A VOLT-OHM METER TO CHECK THE CONTROLS FOR A 480-VOLT D C GLUE MACHINE. THE MACHINE HAD BEEN MOVED AND REWIRED, AND THE DC GENERATOR FOR THE MACHINE WOULD NOT START. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AT THE REAR OF THE MACHIN E IN A KNEELING POSITION, WITH HIS RIGHT KNEE ON THE CONCRETE FLOOR AND WITH THE METER IN HIS RIGHT HAND. HIS LEFT ARM APPARENTLY CONTACTED AN ENERGIZED TERMINA L, AND THE ELECTRICIAN WAS ELECTROCUTED. THE MAIN DISCONNECT FOR THE MACHINE WAS OPENED, AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS MOVED. CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION WAS ATTEMPTED , BUT THE EMPLOYEE DIED ANYWAY.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 37 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 575
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Hazardous substance
- 8870
- Task assigned
- 1
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