OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #630285

ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,E C,GROUND FAULT,EQUIPMENT GROUNDING,ELEC EQUIPMENT--MISC,WATER

1986-08-20T00:00:00

Event: ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,E C,GROUND FAULT,EQUIPMENT GROUNDING,ELEC EQUIPMENT--MISC,WATER
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 630285
Report ID: 213900

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE WAS LYING IN A CRAWL SPACE IN ABOUT 2 INCHES OF WATER. HE WAS WEARIN G CLOTH GLOVES, WHICH WERE WET. HE WAS USING ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT THAT WAS NOT WAT ERPROOF AND THAT DID NOT HAVE A CONTINUOUS EQUIPMENT GROUNDING CONDUCTOR. (THE R EPORT DID NOT STATE WHAT KIND OF ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT HE WAS USING.) THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 29 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
12

Source
15

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
17

Task assigned
1

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