OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #670570

TOMS TOTAL MOBILE HOME SERVICE

NOBLESVILLE, IN· 1986-05-27T14:06:00

Event: ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, E C, GROUND FAULT, EQUIPMENT GROUNDING
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #102007960
Employer profile: TOMS TOTAL MOBILE HOME SERVICE
Summary number: 670570
Report ID: 551800

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN ELECTRIC AUGER

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN AUGER TO DIG HOLES FOR ANCHORS FOR A MOBILE HOME. THE A UGER WAS PLUGGED INTO AN UNGROUNDED 120-VOLT RECEPTACLE OUTLET. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING TENNIS SHOES AND WAS WORKING UNDER THE MOBILE HOME ON WET PEA GRAVEL. A GROUND FAULT ON THE AUGER ELECTROCUTED THE EMPLOYEE.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 24 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
13

Source
21

Occupation code
869

Human factor
12

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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