OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #677153
ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,LOCKOUT,METAL SHEET,E C,TRANSFORMER,UNTRAINED
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS THRU PANEL
Investigation abstract
A CARPENTER FOREMAN AND THREE OTHER EMPLOYEES WENT ONTO THE ROOF OF A BUILDING U OCUTED. NDERGOING REMODELING. THEY WERE TO TAKE DOWN THE PANELS OF AN ENCLOSURE SURROUND ING A 34.5-KILOVOLT TRANSFORMER. THE FOREMAN CUT A PADLOCK ON THE DOOR OF THE EN CLOSURE TO GAIN ENTRY TO THE AREA. (THE PADLOCK BELONGED TO THE ELECTRIC UTILITY COMPANY, WHICH CONTROLLED THE TRANSFORMER INSTALLATION.) THE FOREMAN AND TWO OF THE OTHER EMPLOYEES ENTERED THE ENCLOSURE. THE THIRD EMPLOYEE AND AN EMPLOYEE W HO SUBSEQUENTLY JOINED THE CREW BEGAN REMOVING THE PANELS FROM OUTSIDE THE ENCLO SURE. THE FOREMAN CARRIED ONE OF THE 13-FOOT-LONG METAL PANELS OUT OF THE ENCLOS URE. IT CONTACTED ENERGIZED PARTS OF THE TRANSFORMER, AND THE FOREMAN WAS ELECTR
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 32 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 554
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 2
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