OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14517106

ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,E C,GROUND FAULT,EQUIPMENT GROUNDING,ELEC EQUIPMENT--MISC

1985-10-01T00:00:00

Event: ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,E C,GROUND FAULT,EQUIPMENT GROUNDING,ELEC EQUIPMENT--MISC
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14517106
Report ID: 420600

Event description

Electric Shock - Ground Fault in Table Lamp

Investigation abstract

An employee was working in the crawl space below a floor repairing a floor suppo rt beam. He was using a standard-type table lamp for light. He made contact with the metal portion of the lamp and was electrocuted.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 18 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
31

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
2

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