OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #670612
ELECTRIC MOTOR,ELECTRICAL,E GI VI,ELECTROCUTED,PANELBOARD,ELECTRICAL WORK
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH LIVE PARTS
Investigation abstract
A PRINTING MACHINE OPERATOR WAS HAVING PROBLEMS RESTARTING THE MOTOR ON A CSF-90 0 GILDER MACHINE. HE OPENED THE RIGHT DOOR ON THE 480-VOLT GILDER RELAY CONTROL PANEL. WITH THE LEFT DOOR CLOSED AND THE DISCONNECT HANDLE IN THE "ON" POSITION, HE TRIED TO RESET THE RELAYS. WHEN HE COULD NOT FIND THE TRIPPED RELAY ON THE R IGHT SIDE, HE REACHED BEHIND THE CLOSED LEFT DOOR. HE MADE CONTACT WITH LIVE PAR TS ENERGIZED AT 480 VOLTS AND WAS ELECTROCUTED.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 32 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 12
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 737
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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