OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14411979

PAKTANK CORPORATION

GALENA PARK, TX· 1985-11-25T00:00:00

Event: E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, LIGHTING FIXTURE, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, GROUND FAULT, EQUIPMENT GROUNDING, UNTRAINED
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Complaint
Activity number: #100253087
Employer profile: PAKTANK CORPORATION
Summary number: 14411979
Report ID: 626600

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN FIXTURE

Investigation abstract

An employee was attaching a grounding conductor to the case of a 1000-watt, 480- volt mercury-vapor fixture. He attached the conductor to case before attaching t he other end of the conductor to ground. The case of the fixture was 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
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
14

Hazardous substance
8870

Task assigned
2

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