OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14495527
COMMUNICATION GRAPHICS, INC.
BROKEN ARROW, OK·
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS
Investigation abstract
An employee was replacing a curing lamp on a silk screen press. The press was in the main shop area. The established safety procedure for replacing curing lamps called for deenergizing the circuit. In violation of this procedure, the employ ee had bypassed at least four separate power shut off switches. He apparently co ntacted energized parts and was electrocuted.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 28 Male
- Nature of injury
- Electric Shock (10)
- Part of body
- HAND(S) (12)
- Accident type
- SHOCK (13)
- Source of injury
- MACHINE (26)
- Occupation
- Occupation not reported (999)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- OTHER (18)
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
Labels are OSHA's own, from the code dictionary published with the accident-investigation file. The raw code is shown beside each one so this page can be reconciled against OSHA's bulk data. OSHA notes that nature of injury, part of body, source of injury and accident type in this file are not coded to the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System, and that the occupation titles are not standardised — so these values are not directly comparable with the OIICS-coded severe injury reports.