OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14497010
MAGNETEK UNIVERSAL MANUFACTURING
BLYTHEVILLE, AR·
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN BATTERY CHARGER
Investigation abstract
Two employees were working out of a rubber-tired, battery-powered, hydraulic sci d had a frayed and bare spot about 13 millimeters long and had burn marks on it. The upper part of the hole in the charger also had a burn mark. The power suppl y cord contained no equipment grounding conductor. The extension cord was wired properly but the wall receptacle had reversed polarity. This ground fault had en ergized the scissor lift and electrocuted the employee. ssor lift. They were using an extension cord set to charge the batteries, and th e cord became disconnected from the wall receptacle to which it had been connect ed. One of the employees climbed down from the lift and plugged the cord back in to the receptacle. As he climbed back onto the platform, he grabbed an overhead support bar that was suspended from the ceiling. He received an electric shock a nd froze to the support rod. He was electrocuted. Investigation revealed that a rubber grommet was missing from a hole in the battery charger where the charger' s 305-millimeter-long power supply cord exited. The neutral conductor on the cor
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 20 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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