OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14414924
E GI III,ELECTRICAL,BATTERY CHARGER,ELECTROCUTED,ELEC CIRC PART--MISC,ELECTRICAL FAULT
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH FAULTY UTILIZATION EQUIPMENT
Investigation abstract
AN EMPLOYEE, THE MANAGER OF A SMALL RETAIL BATTERY-CHARGING STORE, HAD REWIRED F OUR WALL-MOUNTED BATTERY CHARGERS. HE HAD LEFT OFF THE VINYL INSULATORS TO THE A LLIGATOR CLIPS THAT ATTACH TO THE BATTERIES. PERHAPS THINKING THE POWER WAS OFF, HE TOOK HOLD OF TWO OF THE UNINSULATED CLIPS AND WAS ELECTROCUTED. THE DIODE RE CTIFIER IN THE CHARGER WAS PASSING 120 VOLTS, AC, INTO THE DC OUPUT. WITNESSES S TATED THAT THE EMPLOYEE HAD BURNS ON BOTH HANDS. THE EMPLOYER STATED THAT THE DE CEASED HAD HAD YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH THIS TYPE EQUIPMENT.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 38 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 885
- Human factor
- 12
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Hazardous substance
- 8870
- Task assigned
- 1
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