OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14473706
ELECTRICAL,E TC,ELECTROCUTED,ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT,INTERLOCK,ELECTRONIC TECHNICN,LOCKOUT,UNTRAINED
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS
Investigation abstract
A COMMUNICATIONS TECHNICIAN WAS WORKING ALONE, REPAIRING AND ADJUSTING A HIGH PO WER AMPLIFIER UNIT IN AN ISOLATED GROUND SATELLITE STATION. THE EMPLOYEE HAD BYP ASSED THE SAFETY INTERLOCKS. HE WAS ELECTROCUTED WHEN HIS BARE HAND CONTACTED AN CIRCUIT PART ENERGIZED AT MORE THAN 8000 VOLTS. HIS HEAD WAS IN CONTACT WITH TH E GROUNDED EQUIPMENT CABINET AT THE TIME. THE EMPLOYEE HAD HAD LITTLE OR NO TRAI NING FOR HIGH VOLTAGE EXPOSURE AND HAD INADEQUATE SUPERVISION. THE EMPLOYER HAD NOT IMPLEMENTED SAFETY-RELATED WORK PRACTICES FOR THIS TYPE OF WORK.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 29 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 29
- Event type
- 12
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 523
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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