OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14317630

WILMINGTON FINISHING COMPANY

WILMINGTON, DE· 1986-10-02T00:00:00

Event: ELECTRICAL, CORD SET, E GI VII, ELECTROCUTED, ATTACHMENT PLUG, CORD CONNECTOR, ELEC EQUIPMENT--MISC
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #17876202
Employer profile: WILMINGTON FINISHING COMPANY
Summary number: 14317630
Report ID: 317020

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONNECTING ELECTRIC FAN TO CORD SET

Investigation abstract

A MILLWRIGHT WAS CONNECTING AN ELECTRIC FAN INTO AN EXTENSION CORD SET. HE WAS E LECTROCUTED AS HE IMPROPERLY (APPARENTLY) PLUGGED THE FAN INTO THE EXTENSION COR D.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 31 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
544

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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