OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14480776

SUMMIT METAL COMPANY, INCORPORATION

JERSEY CITY, NJ· 1987-08-14T12:30:00

Event: METAL BAR, ELECTRICAL, CORD SET, E GI VII, ELECTROCUTED, GROUND FAULT, ELEC EQUIPMENT--MISC
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #100488527
Employer profile: SUMMIT METAL COMPANY, INCORPORATION
Summary number: 14480776
Report ID: 214200

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH LIVE PARTS THRU METAL BAR

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING METAL BOLTS AND NUTS HOLDING A METAL BAR ONTO A SECTION OF SCRAP ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT. HE WAS USING A 120-VOLT, 3-AMPERE INGERSALL-RAND U NIVERSAL IMPACT WRENCH (MODEL NO. A; SERIAL NO. L3091) TO LOOSEN THE BOLTS. AS H E UNBOLTED ONE END OF THE METAL BAR WITH THE ELECTRIC WRENCH, THE OPPOSITE END ( WHICH HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN UNBOLTED) FELL TOWARDS THE GROUND AND STRUCK THE EXTEN SION CORD SET (WHICH PRESUMABLY SUPPLIED POWER TO THE ELECTRIC WRENCH). IT CUT T HROUGH THE INSULATION ON THE CORD SET AND BECAME ENERGIZED. THIS IN TURN ENERGIZ ED THE ELECTRIC WRENCH, ELECTROCUTING THE EMPLOYEE.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 34 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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