OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #570556

ELECTRICAL,AIR CONDITIONER,E GI VII,ELECTROCUTED,ELECTRICAL WORK,GROUND FAULT,EQUIPMENT GROUNDING

1984-11-21T00:00:00

Event: ELECTRICAL,AIR CONDITIONER,E GI VII,ELECTROCUTED,ELECTRICAL WORK,GROUND FAULT,EQUIPMENT GROUNDING
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 570556
Report ID: 522500

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH FAULTY UTILIZATION EQUIPMENT

Investigation abstract

IN ORDER TO REPAIR AN AIR CONDITIONER, AN EMPLOYEE HAD REMOVED A HEATING ELEMENT FROM IT. HE HOOKED A TEST CORD TO THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT AND TURNED ON THE P OWER (220 VOLTS). THE HEATING ELEMENT HAD BURNED IN HALF AND HAD WELDED ITSELF T O THE FRAME. WHEN THE EMPLOYEE TOUCHED THE ENERGIZED FRAME, CURRENT PASSED THROU GH HIS BODY TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR (GROUND), ELECTROCUTING HIM.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 48 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
534

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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