OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #689968

FARMERS COOP ELEVATOR COMPANY OF BUFFALO LAKE

BUFFALO LAKE, MN· 1985-10-15T00:00:00

Event: BURN, CLOTHING, ELECTRIC ARC, E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, BUSBAR, ELECTRICAL BOX, ELECTRICAL FAULT, HOUSEKEEPING
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #2917391
Employer profile: FARMERS COOP ELEVATOR COMPANY OF BUFFALO LAKE
Summary number: 689968
Report ID: 552700

Event description

BURN - ELECTRICAL FAULT IN ELECTRICAL BOX

Investigation abstract

A supervisory housekeeping employee was in an electrical room at a grain elevato r, vacuuming dust from within electrical boxes. The circuits were deenergized, b ut the buses were apparently still energized. The metal nozzle of his vacuum sli d back into the box and contacted the bus. This caused an electrical fault. The ensuing electric arc burned the employee's face. He was hospitalized for his inj uries.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 23 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
9

Event type
14

Source
15

Occupation code
863

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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