OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14552343
E GI V,ELECTRICAL,VACUUM CLEANER,ELECTROCUTED,GROUND FAULT,POOL,EQUIPMENT GROUNDING,ELECTRIC SHOCK,DROWN,WATER
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN POOL VACUUM
Investigation abstract
An employee was near the edge of a swimming pool by a diving board. He was worki led the attachment plug on the vacuum's power supply cord from the water, and ot her employees jumped into the pool. The first employee died of electric shock an d drowning. He had burns on both hands. The second employee was hospitalized for his injury. The GFCI, which was designed for fixed, permanent installation, had been installed between the vacuum's attachment plug and its pump motor. In addi tion, the equipment grounding conductor for the vacuum was apparently not contin uous. ng on the pool vacuum cleaner. The vacuum cleaner consisted of the following equ ipment: a Harnsco BKP 84 Better Filler (Serial No. 1370); a Crouse-Hinds 120-vol t ground-fault circuit interrupter (Model No. CMC CA-90, Serial No. 015861); a C rouse-Hinds enclosure (Model No. E 7681); a Rainbow Lifeguard flexible vacuum; a nd an ITT Marlow 0.75-horsepower swimming pool pump with a GE motor (Model No. H S K C39 LN62X). The employee yelled and was seen falling into the pool, holding the handle of the filter unit. A second employee, who had been on the office si de of the pool, jumped into the pool and received an electric shock. Someone pul
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 22 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 20 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 29
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 2
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