OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14450001

ELECTRICAL,E GI VII,ELECTROCUTED,GROUND FAULT,EQUIPMENT GROUNDING,ELEC EQUIPMENT--MISC

1986-08-03T00:00:00

Event: ELECTRICAL,E GI VII,ELECTROCUTED,GROUND FAULT,EQUIPMENT GROUNDING,ELEC EQUIPMENT--MISC
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14450001
Report ID: 552700

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN ELECTRIC AMPLIFIER

Investigation abstract

A CONCESSIONAIRE HOLDING A MICROPHONE AT A COUNTY FAIR WAS STANDING BETWEEN THE CIDENT. CONCESSION TRAILER AND A CONSOLE THAT HOUSED THE CONTROLS FOR A RACE GAME. THE E MPLOYEE WAS HOLDING THE MICROPHONE IN HIS LEFT HAND AS HIS LEFT LEG CONTACTED A METAL BAR THAT CONNECTED THE TRAILER TO THE CONSOLE. THE EMPLOYEE FELL OVER BACK WARD AND GRABBED A METAL PIPE ON AN ADJACENT CONCESSION. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTR OCUTED. AN EXAMINATION OF THE EQUIPMENT AFTER THE ACCIDENT FOUND THE TRAILER TO BE UNGROUNDED AND FOUND THE AMPLIFIER TO HAVE A LEAKAGE TO GROUND OF 38 VOLTS. U NFORTUNATELY, THERE WERE CONFLICTING STATEMENTS FROM WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT, AND THERE WAS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE EQUIPMENT INVOLVED WAS ALTERED AFTER THE AC

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 17 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
283

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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