OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14491534
MAGNETEK UNIVERSAL MANUFACTURING
PATERSON, NJ·
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - UNREPORTED CAUSE
Investigation abstract
TWO EMPLOYEES OF AN ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURING PLANT WERE TESTING FLUORESCENT LAMP BALLASTS ON A PRODUCTION LINE. ONE OF THE TWO EMPLOYEES SUSTAINED AN ELECTRIC S HOCK AND BURN ON HIS RIGHT HAND. ABOUT 30 MINUTES LATER, HE LEFT THE WORK LOCATI ON WITH THE LEAD WORKER TO OBTAIN FIRST AID FOR HIS INJURY. THIS LEFT THE OTHER EMPLOYEE TO WORK ALONE. AS THE TWO EMPLOYEES REACHED THE FIRST AID KIT, THEY HEA RD THE OTHER EMPLOYEE SCREAM. THEY WENT BACK TO THE TEST STATION TO FIND HER ON THE FLOOR. SHE HAD BEEN ELECTROCUTED. (NO DETAILS ON THE CAUSE OF THE TWO INJURI ES WERE SUPPLIED.)
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 19 F
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 12
- Event type
- 6
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 19 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 12
- Event type
- 6
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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