OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14393631

REPAIR,E GI IV,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR,ELEC EQUIPMENT--MISC

1987-08-13T00:00:00

Event: REPAIR,E GI IV,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR,ELEC EQUIPMENT--MISC
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14393631
Report ID: 625700

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED CONDUCTOR

Investigation abstract

A supervisor was working on a dewatering unit (a filter unit used to separate so lids from wastewater). He was disconnecting the conductors for three heater coil s on a 480-volt Daxton heater-fan so that the fan could be used for ventilation without the heater. The employee opened the rheostat control but did not open th e disconnect for the heater. He disconnected two of the heater coils without tro uble. However, when he touched the conductor for the third heater, it was still energized; and the employee was electrocuted.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 27 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
503

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
2

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