OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14428528

U S OLYMPIC COMMITTEE

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO· 1986-06-27T00:00:00

Event: PARALYSIS, E GI III, ELECTRICAL, BACK, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL, TRANSFORMER, UNTRAINED
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #100019587
Employer profile: U S OLYMPIC COMMITTEE
Summary number: 14428528
Report ID: 830500

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE WAS ASSIGNED TO COVER A PHOTOELECTRIC CELL. TO PERFORM THIS TASK, TH E EMPLOYEE CLIMBED OVER A LOCKED FENCE AND THEN ONTO AN OVERHEAD PLATFORM ON WHI CH TRANSFORMERS HAD BEEN INSTALLED. THE EMPLOYEE CONTACTED EXPOSED PARTS ENERGIZ ED AT 6900 VOLTS WHILE HE WAS ON THE PLATFORM, AND THE RESULTANT ELECTRIC SHOCK CAUSED HIM TO FALL 18.5 FEET TO THE GROUND. THE EMPLOYEE BROKE HIS BACK AND WAS PARALYZED AS A RESULT OF THIS INJURY.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 24 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
12

Event type
5

Source
15

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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