OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14307243
LIGHTING CIRCUIT,E GI IV,ELECTRICAL,ELECTRICIAN,ELECTROCUTED,ELECTRICAL WORK,LOCKOUT
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS
Investigation abstract
AN EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON AN ENERGIZED 277-VOLT CIRCUIT, REWIRING OVERHEAD LIGH TING FIXTURES IN AN ENGINEERING OFFICE. ONCE REWIRED, THE LIGHTS WOULD BE CONTRO LLED BY A SWITCH THAT WAS INSIDE THE OFFICE. THE EMPLOYEE CONTACTED ENERGIZED PA RTS OF THE LIGHTING CIRCUIT AND WAS ELECTROCUTED. NO TOOLS WERE IN USE BY THE EM PLOYEE AT THE TIME OF THE CONTACT. ELECTRICAL BURNS WERE FOUND ON HIS RIGHT FORE ARM, NEAR THE WRIST, AND ALONG THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS LEFT HAND.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 61 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 12
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 575
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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