OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221371560
MW COMPANY LLC.
KANSAS CITY, MO·
Event description
Employee suffers electric shock and cardiac arrest while was
Investigation abstract
At 2:20 p.m. on July 12, 2021, an employee was working in the fabrication department washing automotive parts at the RJA Roto-Jet parts washer workstation. The employee was using a Global Industrial fan to keep cool that had a damaged electrical cord that had been repaired with electrical tape near the plug. While the employee was washing some parts, water splashed on the fan or fan chord causing him to receive an electrical shock that sent him into cardiac arrest. A coworker discovered the employee on the ground unresponsive and he was determined dead.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 48 M
- Event type
- 12
- Occupation code
- 717
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