OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14485247

E GI III,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,ELECTRICAL WORK,UNTRAINED

1988-07-28T00:00:00

Event: E GI III,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,ELECTRICAL WORK,UNTRAINED
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14485247
Report ID: 213600

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH LIVE PARTS

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE WHO WAS NOT REGULARLY ASSIGNED TO PERFORM ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMING ELECTRICAL WORK ON AN OVERHEAD HOIST. HE WAS ELECTROCUTED WHILE PERF ORMING THIS WORK. (THE ORIGINAL REPORT DID NOT STATE HOW HE WAS ELECTROCUTED.)

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 26 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
31

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
999

Human factor
20

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
2

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