OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #690487

E GI IV,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,ELECTRICAL WORK,LOCKOUT,HAND TOOL,TRANSFORMER,ELEC EQUIPMENT--MISC,WRIST

1987-01-27T00:00:00

Event: E GI IV,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,ELECTRICAL WORK,LOCKOUT,HAND TOOL,TRANSFORMER,ELEC EQUIPMENT--MISC,WRIST
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 690487
Report ID: 552700

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

Investigation abstract

AN ELECTRICAL REPAIR WORKER WAS REPLACING AN AMMONIA PUMP ON A DATAMASTER MICROF E WATCH CONTACTED THE LIVE PART.) THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED. ICHE DUPLICATOR (MODEL NUMBER 200D). THE DUPLICATOR WAS CONNECTED TO ITS SOURCE OF SUPPLY, AND IT WAS ENERGIZED (THE DISPLAY POWER SWITCH WAS IN THE CLOSED POSI TION). THE PUMP TIMER MODULE WAS ATTACHED TO THE PUMP BY SCREWS THAT NEEDED TO B E REMOVED. APPARENTLY, AFTER REMOVING ONE OF THESE SCREWS THE EMPLOYEE DROPPED T HE PHILLIPS HEAD SCREWDRIVER HE HAD BEEN USING. THE SCREWDRIVER FELL ON THE BED OF THE MACHINE, NEXT TO A TRANSFORMER. THE EMPLOYEE APPARENTLY REACHED DOWN TO R ETRIEVE THE SCREWDRIVER, AND HIS WRIST CONTACTED A CIRCUIT PART ENERGIZED AT 600 VOLTS. (HE WAS WEARING A WRISTWATCH AT THE TIME, BUT IT IS NOT KNOWN WHETHER TH

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 29 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
24

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
533

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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