OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14499107

REPAIR,E GI IV,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,ELECTRICAL WORK,LOCKOUT,ELEC CIRC PART--MISC,ELEC EQUIPMENT--MISC

1988-12-12T00:00:00

Event: REPAIR,E GI IV,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,ELECTRICAL WORK,LOCKOUT,ELEC CIRC PART--MISC,ELEC EQUIPMENT--MISC
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14499107
Report ID: 626600

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

Investigation abstract

An employee was replacing heating coils in a plastics oven. He had not deenergiz ed the 480-volt circuit as he had been trained to do. He was electrocuted when h e touched the energized coil.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 40 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
549

Human factor
13

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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