OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14489348

ARMOR ELEVATOR COMPANY INC.

NEW YORK, NY· 1988-12-13T00:00:00

Event: E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRICAL CABINET, ELEVATOR
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #17884040
Employer profile: ARMOR ELEVATOR COMPANY INC.
Summary number: 14489348
Report ID: 215000

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING AN ELEVATOR COMPUTER COMMUNICATION CABLE INTO AN ELEVATO R CONTROL PANEL. THIS PANEL CONTAINED ENERGIZED CIRCUIT PARTS. THE EMPLOYEE APPA RENTLY REACHED INTO THE BASE OF THE CONTROL PANEL TO PULL THE CABLE INTO THE PAN EL. AS HE DID THIS, HIS HEAD CONTACTED AN ENERGIZED TERMINAL WITHIN THE PANEL, A ND HE WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 37 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
543

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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