OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14411979

E GI IV,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,LIGHTING FIXTURE,ELECTRICAL WORK,LOCKOUT,GROUND FAULT,EQUIPMENT GROUNDING,UNTRAINED

1985-11-25T00:00:00

Event: E GI IV,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,LIGHTING FIXTURE,ELECTRICAL WORK,LOCKOUT,GROUND FAULT,EQUIPMENT GROUNDING,UNTRAINED
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
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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