OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221389489
U.S. PIPE
LYNCHBURG, VA·
Event description
Employee sustains electric shock from crane control pendant
Investigation abstract
At 11:15 p.m. on August 27, 2021, an employee was working as a molding machine with his off hand. The employee then depressed the East movement button on the pendant and at that time he felt an electrical shock and immediately collapsed onto the ground. The employee began to experience chest pain and numbness in his arm due to the shock, but he did not lose consciousness. Coworkers responded and provided first aid until the ambulance staffed by the local fire department arrived at the scene. The ambulance transported the employee to the local hospital, where he was kept overnight for evaluation. operator for an iron foundry. The employee was breaking up pieces of metal slag in tubs located underneath the "Charlie" or C casting machine in a pit filled with water. After being broken up inside the tubs, a Harrington Model ERP050L Hoist would lift the slag out of the pit and them move it to the other side of the "Delta" or D Casting machine. At this point, the tub was to be switched to another crane before being moved outside for cleaning. The employee was using the hoist to lift one of the tubs out of the pit when he reached out to adjust the tub. As he did this, he brought the hoist pendant control to his abdomen
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 39 M
- Event type
- 13
- Occupation code
- 787
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