OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14314504

E GI III,ELECTRICAL,CONDUIT,ELECTROCUTED,GROUND FAULT,EQUIPMENT GROUNDING,TRANSFORMER

1989-07-10T00:00:00

Event: E GI III,ELECTRICAL,CONDUIT,ELECTROCUTED,GROUND FAULT,EQUIPMENT GROUNDING,TRANSFORMER
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14314504
Report ID: 317900

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN TRANSFORMER

Investigation abstract

A 240-VOLT TRANSFORMER WAS GROUNDED BY A CONDUIT CONTAINING THE FEEDER FROM A 48 0-VOLT ELECTRICAL SUPPLY CABINET. AN EMPLOYEE WAS LYING ON TOP OF THE TRANSFORME R ENCLOSURE TO REACH BETWEEN THE TRANSFORMER AND THE SUPPLY CABINET TO PICK UP A PIECE OF SCRAP PLASTIC CONDUIT. THE FEEDER CONDUIT PULLED FREE OF THE TRANSFORM ER ENCLOSURE, DISCONNECTING THE EQUIPMENT GROUNDING CONDUCTOR. AN APPARENT GROUN D FAULT IN THE TRANSFORMER CAUSED THE ELECTROCUTION OF THE EMPLOYEE.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 21 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
999

Human factor
14

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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