OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #674846

THERMAL ENGINEERING CORP.

COLUMBIA, SC· 1988-01-24T00:00:00

Event: BURN, E GI V, ELECTRICAL, CORD SET, GROUND FAULT, CORD CONNECTOR, ELECTRIC SHOCK
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #105435861
Employer profile: THERMAL ENGINEERING CORP.
Summary number: 674846
Report ID: 454510

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK AND BURN - DEFECTIVE CORD CONNECTOR

Investigation abstract

A MACHINE OPERATOR WAS SEVERELY BURNED ON BOTH HANDS WHEN HE CONNECTED THE ATTAC HMENT PLUG FOR A WELDER INTO THE CONNECTOR ON AN EXTENSION CORD SET. THE "PORCEL AIN" BODY OF THE CONNECTOR ON THE CORD SET WAS BROKEN. WITH THIS DEFECT, THE CON NECTOR ALLOWED THE PLUG TO BE INSERTED SO THAT ANY BLADE COULD MATE WITH ANY SLO T. THE EMPLOYEE HAD INSERTED THE PLUG SO AS TO ENERGIZE THE METAL COVER FOR THE CONNECTOR.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 26 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
10

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
715

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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