OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14515712
ELECTRICAL,ELECTRICIAN,ELECTROCUTED,PANELBOARD,ELECTRICAL WORK,E C
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH EXPOSED LIVE PARTS
Investigation abstract
AN ELECTRICIAN WAS PERFORMING FINAL CHECKS ON A PANELBOARD CONTROLLING A SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT TO BE ACTIVATED LATER THE SAME DAY. THE PANEL DOOR, WHICH WAS HI NGED ON THE LEFT SIDE, WAS OPEN. AS THE EMPLOYEE PUT HIS LEFT ARM OVER THE DOOR TO OPERATE ONE OF TWO CONTROL KNOBS ON THE DOOR FRONT WITH HIS LEFT HAND, THE ST AINLESS STEEL DOOR PUSHED INTO HIS LEFT ARMPIT. THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR HAD SCREW TERMINALS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE CONTROLS, AND THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT SIDE BR USHED ONE OF THESE TERMINALS. HE WAS HOLDING A PROBE IN HIS RIGHT HAND. THE EMPL OYEE RECEIVED A 240-VOLT ELECTRIC SHOCK AND WAS ELECTROCUTED.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 32 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 12
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 575
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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