OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14510648

REPAIR,E GI IV,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,ELECTRICAL WORK,LOCKOUT,OVERHEAD CRANE,TRANSFORMER

1984-04-20T00:00:00

Event: REPAIR,E GI IV,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,ELECTRICAL WORK,LOCKOUT,OVERHEAD CRANE,TRANSFORMER
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14510648
Report ID: 625400

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

Investigation abstract

A maintenance supervisor was repairing an electrical problem in a Halbert 2.7-me tric-ton overhead crane. The crane was not equipped with a circuit breaker that could be locked in the open position, nor was the circuit deenergized before he began work. The employee contacted energized parts on a 480-volt transformer whi le he was standing on a metal walkboard on a rubber-tired mobile scaffold. The s caffold was grounded through the bridge rails. The employee was electrocuted.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 35 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
6

Source
15

Occupation code
503

Human factor
13

Environmental factor
13

Hazardous substance
8870

Task assigned
1

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