OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14565998

ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,TEST EQUIPMENT,E PTD,SUBSTATION,ELEC UTILITY WORK,TRANSFORMER

1985-04-17T18:00:00

Event: ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,TEST EQUIPMENT,E PTD,SUBSTATION,ELEC UTILITY WORK,TRANSFORMER
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14565998
Report ID: 950411

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH TRANSFORMER THRU TEST LEAD

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AT A SUBSTATION TROUBLESHOOTING A TRANSFORMER. HE WAS EL ECTROCUTED AS HE WAS ATTACHING A TEST LEAD FOR A T.T.R. TEST TO THE EQUIPMENT.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 34 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
17

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
577

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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