OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14565931

AMUSE PARK/CARNIVAL,ELECTRICAL,E GI VII,ELECTROCUTED,GROUND FAULT,EQUIPMENT GROUNDING,AMUSEMENT RIDE

1984-10-31T13:30:00

Event: AMUSE PARK/CARNIVAL,ELECTRICAL,E GI VII,ELECTROCUTED,GROUND FAULT,EQUIPMENT GROUNDING,AMUSEMENT RIDE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14565931
Report ID: 950411

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN CARNIVAL RIDE

Investigation abstract

A ride operator for a midway had completed servicing a toboggan ride before open ing the ride for the day. He was walking between the toboggan ride and another r ide. In his attempt to pass through the 230-millimeter opening between rides, he contacted both rides at the same time. There was, for unreported reasons, a dif ference in electrical potential between the metal parts of the two rides large e nough to cause the employee's electrocution.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 22 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
1

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
864

Human factor
12

Environmental factor
4

Task assigned
1

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