OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14412167

ELECTRICAL,E GI VII,ELECTROCUTED,MOBILE HOME,GROUND FAULT,EQUIPMENT GROUNDING

1989-06-28T00:00:00

Event: ELECTRICAL,E GI VII,ELECTROCUTED,MOBILE HOME,GROUND FAULT,EQUIPMENT GROUNDING
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14412167
Report ID: 626600

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN HOUSING TRAILER

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE GOT OFF WORK AT ABOUT 2:00 PM BECAUSE OF A TROPICAL RAIN STORM. WHEN HE APPROACHED THE TRAVEL TRAILER, WHICH WAS PROVIDED AS HOUSING QUARTERS BY HIS EMPLOYER, HE REACHED HIS ARM THROUGH THE WINDOW TO UNFASTEN THE LATCH AND OPEN THE DOOR. UPON TOUCHING THE TRAILER, HE WAS ELECTROCUTED. (THE CAUSE OF THE TRAI LER'S BEING ENERGIZED WAS NOT REPORTED.)

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 29 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
13

Source
30

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
17

Task assigned
1

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