OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14330609

E GI III,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,TRANSFORMER,UNTRAINED

1989-03-09T00:00:00

Event: E GI III,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,TRANSFORMER,UNTRAINED
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14330609
Report ID: 317700

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

Investigation abstract

An employee was working the evening shift at a clothing mill. He had apparently left the workplace and traveled about 46 meters (150 feet) from his employer's p remises, where he was found dead of electrocution. A platform supporting 7200-vo lt transformers was located 3.6 to 4.6 meters above the roadway, and it was surm ised that the employee had climbed up to the platform and contacted energized pa rts.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 41 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
748

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
2

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