OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #170249882

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

1990-04-04T00:00:00

Event: ELECTRICAL,E GI VII,GROUND FAULT,EQUIPMENT GROUNDING,ELECTRIC SHOCK,ELEC EQUIPMENT--MISC
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 170249882
Report ID: 1055350

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN DRYER

Investigation abstract

An employee was working as cleanup man. He was under the wet end of a dryer when he received an electric shock and fell on his back. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 35 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
3

Event type
4

Source
15

Occupation code
863

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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