OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #657601

UNITED STATIONERS SUPPLY COMPANY, INCORPORATED

WOBURN, MA· 1987-08-31T00:00:00

Event: E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, LIGHTING FIXTURE, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, UNTRAINED
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #18102616
Employer profile: UNITED STATIONERS SUPPLY COMPANY, INCORPORATED
Summary number: 657601
Report ID: 111400

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING "UNAUTHORIZED" ELECTRICAL WORK ON A FLUORESCENT LIGHT ING FIXTURE. (THE WORK ORDER UNDER WHICH THE EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING THIS TASK C ALLED ONLY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF BURNED OUT LAMPS.) HE WAS REPLACING A LAMP HOL DER IN THE FIXTURE. HE CONTACTED ENERGIZED CONDUCTORS AND AN ADJACENT SPRINKLER PIPE AT THE SAME TIME AND WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 26 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
3

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
999

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
2

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