OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14347066

ELECTRICAL,CONFINED SPACE,E GI VII,ELECTROCUTED,UNGUARDED LIVE PARTS

1986-11-02T00:00:00

Event: ELECTRICAL,CONFINED SPACE,E GI VII,ELECTROCUTED,UNGUARDED LIVE PARTS
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14347066
Report ID: 420600

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH EXPOSED LIVE PARTS

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO CLEAN OUT A VESSEL. AS HE WAS RETRIEVING PARTS OF A F LASHLIGHT FROM BENEATH A TUMBLER, HIS BACK TOUCHED SOME HEATER CORDS UNDER THE T UMBLER AT THE SAME TIME HIS HANDS WERE IN WATER. HE WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 22 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
31

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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