OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14429450

SIMMONS ELECTRIC CORP.

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO· 1987-08-19T00:00:00

Event: LIGHTING CIRCUIT, E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #100673268
Employer profile: SIMMONS ELECTRIC CORP.
Summary number: 14429450
Report ID: 830500

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN FIXTURE

Investigation abstract

An employee was assigned to move an overhead lighting fixture. He started workin g without deenergizing the circuit. As he was stripping insulation from a conduc tor, he contacted the 277-volt conductor and was electrocuted.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 25 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
5

Event type
12

Source
15

Occupation code
575

Human factor
13

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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