OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14512024

ELEC PROTECT EQUIP,ELECTRICAL,TELECOM WORK,E TC,ELECTROCUTED,ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT,ELECTRONIC TECHNICN,LOCKOUT

1987-05-28T00:00:00

Event: ELEC PROTECT EQUIP,ELECTRICAL,TELECOM WORK,E TC,ELECTROCUTED,ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT,ELECTRONIC TECHNICN,LOCKOUT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14512024
Report ID: 625400

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

Investigation abstract

A part-time employee, who worked for a radio station on a contract basis as on-c all engineer, was working in the station's transmitter building. The employee ha d taken the cover off the main control cabinet of an RCA BTA5H broadcast transmi tter. (It was a back-up transmitter.) He contacted energized parts of a three-ph ase, 120-volt circuit inside cabinet and was electrocuted.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 61 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
523

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Hazardous substance
8870

Task assigned
2

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