OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #691725
WILSON PRODUCTS CO
SALT LAKE CITY, UT·
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH ATTACHMENT PLUG
Investigation abstract
A WELDER AND HIS PARTNER WERE PLUGGING A 240-VOLT PORTABLE ELECTRIC WELDER INTO AN EXTENSION CORD SET. THE ATTACHMENT PLUG ON THE CORD SET WAS CONNECTED TO A PE NDANT CORD CONNECTOR. AS THE WELDER CONNECTED THE OTHER END, HE SOMEHOW CONTACTE D LIVE PARTS AND FROZE TO THE CORD. HIS PARTNER JERKED THE CORD FREE OF HIS HAND S, RELEASING HIM FROM THE CIRCUIT. THE WELDER RECEIVED ONLY AN ELECTRIC SHOCK AN D WAS NOT HOSPITALIZED.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 41 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 2
- Event type
- 12
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 783
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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