OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14470975
ELECTRICAL,E GI VII,ELECTROCUTED,ELECTRICAL WORK
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - UNKNOWN
Investigation abstract
AN EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF AN AUTOMATIC TRANSFER SWITCH (ATS-5) IN AN ELECTRICAL CLOSET. HE WAS COILING TWO AWG #18 ELEVATOR CONTROL CONDUCTORS. THE C ONDUCTORS WERE TO BE PLACED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE ELECTRICAL BOX. THE CONDUCTORS WERE TO BE TERMINATED AT THIS POINT AND WERE NOT ENERGIZED. THE EMPLOYEE COLLAPS ED. THE MEDICAL EXAMINER RULED THAT HE HAD DIED OF ELECTROCUTION. THE REPORT GAV E NO DETAILS ON THE CAUSE OF THE FATAL ELECTRIC SHOCK.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 41 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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