OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14505838

E GI V,ELECTRICAL,CONFINED SPACE,ELECTROCUTED,ELEC CIRC PART--MISC,ELECTRIC LIGHT--PORT

1986-07-08T00:00:00

Event: E GI V,ELECTRICAL,CONFINED SPACE,ELECTROCUTED,ELEC CIRC PART--MISC,ELECTRIC LIGHT--PORT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14505838
Report ID: 728500

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

Investigation abstract

An employee was working under a house, installing heating duct in a crawl space. The space was 964 millimeters from the floor joist to the ground. The employee was using an electric droplight for illumination. He rolled over or fell onto th e droplight and contacted energized parts. The employee was electrocuted.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 22 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
596

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
18

Hazardous substance
8870

Task assigned
1

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