OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #670570
ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,E C,GROUND FAULT,EQUIPMENT GROUNDING
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
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#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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