OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14402259

E GI V,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,GROUND FAULT,EQUIPMENT GROUNDING,ELECTRIC LIGHT--PORT

1987-05-21T00:00:00

Event: E GI V,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,GROUND FAULT,EQUIPMENT GROUNDING,ELECTRIC LIGHT--PORT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14402259
Report ID: 626000

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN PORTABLE ELECTRIC LIGHT

Investigation abstract

Three employees were beneath the floor of a gymnasium, cleaning and encapsulatin g metal pipes from which asbestos had been removed. One of the employees was usi ng a 120-volt portable electric lamp that was not grounded. No ground-fault circ uit interrupter was protecting the circuit, and neither the lamp nor the extensi on cord set was approved for use in wet locations. Apparently, a ground fault en ergized the metal part of the portable lamp. The employee using the lamp was ele ctrocuted.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 24 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
5

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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