OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14453708
E GI IV,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,ELECTRICAL WORK,LOCKOUT,ELECTRICAL BOX,ELEC EQUIPMENT--MISC
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS
Investigation abstract
AN EMPLOYEE NOTICED THAT A MECHANICAL POWER PRESS WAS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY AND CALLED FOR AN ELECTRICIAN TO PERFORM MAINTENANCE ON THE MACHINE. ANOTHER EMPLOY EE ARRIVED AT THE PRESS AND OPENED A CONTROL PANEL DOOR. HE CONTACTED PARTS ENER GIZED AT EITHER 120 OR 480 VOLTS AND WAS ELECTROCUTED. (THE REPORT DID NOT STATE WHETHER THE SECOND EMPLOYEE WAS THE ELECTRICIAN OR NOT.)
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 28 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 12
- Event type
- 12
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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