OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14497788
BURN,CLOTHING,ELECTRIC ARC,ELECTRICAL,PPE,E GI VII,ELECTRICAL WORK,TEST EQUIPMENT,ELECTRICAL FAULT
Event description
ELECTRICAL FLASH - FAULT AT SWITCHGEAR
Investigation abstract
AN EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING MONTHLY PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE ON SWITCHGEAR EQUIPMEN T. HE WAS TAKING BUS VOLTAGE READINGS FROM A PARTIALLY ENERGIZED SWITCHGEAR (FOR THE MOTOR STARTER OF A 3-PHASE, 480-VOLT COMPRESSOR). WHILE HE WAS TAKING A REA DING, AN ELECTRICAL FLASH OCCURRED, AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS BURNED. THE EMPLOYEE DI ED A WEEK LATER. THE CAUSE OF THE ELECTRICAL FLASH WAS UNKNOWN, BUT IT MAY HAVE BEEN DUE TO A SHORT CIRCUIT CAUSED BY THE TEST EQUIPMENT. THE EMPLOYEE WAS NOT W EARING THE PROPER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR FLASH.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 50 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 549
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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