OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14485494

E GI IV,ELECTRICAL,ELECTRICIAN,ELECTROCUTED,ELECTRICAL WORK,LOCKOUT,ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR,TRANSFORMER

1989-08-01T00:00:00

Event: E GI IV,ELECTRICAL,ELECTRICIAN,ELECTROCUTED,ELECTRICAL WORK,LOCKOUT,ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR,TRANSFORMER
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14485494
Report ID: 213600

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING WIRING FOR AN AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. THE EMPLOYER HAD NO LOCKOUT PROGRAM, AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WHILE PARTS OF THE CIRCUIT REM AINED ENERGIZED. THE EMPLOYEE BY-PASSED AN INTERLOCK SWITCH AND OPENED A TRANSFO RMER PANEL. HE THEN BEGAN PULLING NEW CONDUCTORS UP THROUGH THE BOTTOM OF THE TR ANSFORMER. HE APPARENTLY LEANED TOO CLOSE TO THE 460-VOLT TRANSFORMER HEAT SINK AND CONTACTED IT WITH THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS FOREHEAD WHILE HIS RIGHT ARM WAS TOU CHING THE TRANSFORMER PANEL HOUSING. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 58 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
13

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
575

Human factor
13

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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