OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14502652

ELECTRICAL,E GI VII,ELECTROCUTED

1985-07-24T17:45:00

Event: ELECTRICAL,E GI VII,ELECTROCUTED
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14502652
Report ID: 729700

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CAUSE UNKNOWN

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING A GAS LINE UNDER A NEW MOBILE HOME. THE EMPLOYEE WAS N OT USING ELECTRIC TOOLS, BUT THE MOBILE HOME WAS SUPPLIED WITH TEMPORARY ELECTRI CAL POWER BY A CABLE CONNECTED TO A 120-VOLT POWER SOURCE INSIDE THE PLANT. ADDI TIONALLY, THE MOBILE HOME WAS NOT CONNECTED TO AN EQUIPMENT GROUNDING CONDUCTOR. A THUNDERSTORM WAS IN PROGRESS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN LARGE AMOUNTS OF THUNDER AND LIGHTNING AND IN VERY WET CONDITIONS. THE EMPLOYEE WAS EL ECTROCUTED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE ELECTROCUTION WAS UNKNOWN. THERE WERE NO WITNES SES TO THE ACCIDENT.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 26 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
13

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
999

Human factor
20

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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