OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #673525
ELECTRICAL,AGRICULTURE,ELECTROCUTED,LADDER,GROUND FAULT,CONVEYOR,EQUIPMENT GROUNDING,METAL LADDER,E AG
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - APPARENT GROUND FAULT
Investigation abstract
A supervisor tried to start a conveyor, but it would not run. He told coworkers that he would go up to see if the motor was not running or the belts were slippi ng. When he touched a ladder, he was electrocuted. The ladder was apparently in contact with electric equipment that had a ground fault.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 33 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 485
- Human factor
- 12
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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