OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14327860

U.S. NAVAL RESEACH LABORATORY

WASHINGTON, DC· 1987-07-11T00:00:00

Event: E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRIC CABLE, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, HAND TOOL
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #788786
Employer profile: U.S. NAVAL RESEACH LABORATORY
Summary number: 14327860
Report ID: 316100

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED CONDUCTOR THRU TOOL

Investigation abstract

An employee was assigned the task of removing an electric cable. His supervisor told him to check the conductors to make sure they were not energized before rem oving the cable. Without checking whether the 277-volt conductors were energized , the employee cut into the cable with a pair of wire cutters. The cable was ene rgized, and the employee was electrocuted.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 37 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
12

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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