OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14549794

ELECTRICAL,E GI VII,ELECTROCUTED,GROUND FAULT,EQUIPMENT GROUNDING,ELEC EQUIPMENT--MISC

1986-11-12T00:00:00

Event: ELECTRICAL,E GI VII,ELECTROCUTED,GROUND FAULT,EQUIPMENT GROUNDING,ELEC EQUIPMENT--MISC
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14549794
Report ID: 454715

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN ELECTRIC MACHINE

Investigation abstract

Employee was electrocuted when he touched an injection molding machine and an ad jacent plastic grinding machine. One of the machines apparently had a ground fau lt.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 32 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
719

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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