OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14491294
E GI V,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,GROUND FAULT,EQUIPMENT GROUNDING,ELEC EQUIPMENT--MISC
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN UTILIZATION EQUIPMENT
Investigation abstract
AN EMPLOYEE WAS REPOSITIONING A CHELSEA PEDESTAL FLOOR FAN (MODEL NO. 7-136032-0 1). HE LEANED OVER A METAL CONVEYOR AND GRABBED THE POLE OF THE FAN. THE EMPLOYE E WAS WEARING SHORTS AND WAS LEANING WITH HIS LEGS TOUCHING THE CONVEYOR. HE REC EIVED A SEVERE ELECTRIC SHOCK, ALONG WITH BURNS ON HIS LEFT WRIST AND LEGS. OTHE R EMPLOYEES TRIED TO REVIVE HIM, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE GROUNDING PRONG WAS BROKEN OFF THE FAN'S ATTACHMENT PLUG, AND THE ON-OFF SWITCH WAS NOT OPERATIVE. AN INTE RNAL FAULT HAD DEVELOPED IN THE FAN, POSSIBLY BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY SWITCH. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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