OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14485205
FALCONER GLASS INDUSTRIES INC.
FALCONER, NY·
Event description
BURN - ELECTRICAL FAULT IN SWITCH
Investigation abstract
An employee was performing routine maintenance on electric equipment. A 480-volt switch in the equipment had previously been reported as defective, as had the o ne immediately above it in the cabinet. The second switch had been by-passed wit h a temporary disconnect outside of the cabinet. The conductors for the temporar y switch went through the open cabinet door to the temporary disconnect on the f loor. As the employee opened the cabinet door, an electrical fault occurred. The employee died of burns he received from the ensuing electric arc.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 32 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 549
- Human factor
- 12
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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