OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #170228035
ELECTRICAL,ELECTRICIAN,ELECTROCUTED,LOCKOUT,E PTD,SUBSTATION,ELEC UTILITY WORK,SWITCHGEAR
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS
Investigation abstract
A CREW HAD INSTALLED SOME EQUIPMENT IN A SUBSTATION. WHEN THEY CHANGED FROM TEMP ORARY POWER TO PERMANENT POWER, THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE "ROTATION" WAS WRONG. T HE FOREMAN ON THE CREW, A 43-YEAR-OLD ELECTRICIAN, DISCONNECTED THE BREAKERS AND WENT BEHIND THE SWITCHGEAR TO CHANGE THE ROTATION. HE ENTERED THE WRONG SWITCHG EAR PANEL AND WAS ELECTROCUTED BY CONTACTED WITH CIRCUIT PARTS ENERGIZED AT 480 VOLTS.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 43 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 29
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 575
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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