OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14524953

LAKELAND CONTRACTORS, INC.

ATHENS, OH· 1988-07-06T00:00:00

Event: ELECTRICAL, CONFINED SPACE, E GI VII, ELECTROCUTED, UNGUARDED LIVE PARTS, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #103172169
Employer profile: LAKELAND CONTRACTORS, INC.
Summary number: 14524953
Report ID: 522500

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH LIVE PARTS

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING ASBESTOS FROM STEAM PIPES IN A TUNNEL. THE TUNNEL WAS 5 6 INCHES HIGH AND 53 INCHES WIDE. OPEN WIRING ON CERAMIC INSULATORS RAN ALONG TH E CEILING. THE CONDUCTORS WERE INSULATED EXCEPT IN ONE SPOT WHERE THEY HAD BEEN TAPPED OFF IN THE PAST. THE TAP CONDUCTORS HAD BEEN CUT OFF, LEAVING ABOUT AN IN CH OF UNINSULATED CONDUCTOR HANGING DOWN. THE EMPLOYEE RAISED UP INTO THE UNINSU LATED PORTION OF THE WIRING AND WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 23 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
3

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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