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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14314348

E GI IV,ELECTRICAL,LIGHTING FIXTURE,UNGUARDED LIVE PARTS,ELECTRIC SHOCK,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,WORK SURFACE

Event
E GI IV,ELECTRICAL,LIGHTING FIXTURE,UNGUARDED LIVE PARTS,ELECTRIC SHOCK,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,WORK SURFACE
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14314348
Report ID
317000

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK & FALL - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

Investigation abstract

An employee was standing on a work platform being raised by a forklift truck. He was going to change some light bulbs. He exited the platform then walked across some paper rolls that were stacked three high to a height of about 6.3 meters a bove the concrete floor. A bulb broke as the employee was removing it, so he tri ed to remove the bulb base from the socket with a rag. He received an electric s hock, which knocked him backwards. He lost his balance and fell to the floor. He died of injuries sustained in the fall.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 63 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    5
    Source
    5
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    18
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    2

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