OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #694521

ELECTRICAL,E GI VII,ELECTROCUTED,ATTACHMENT PLUG,LOCKOUT

1987-07-06T00:00:00

Event: ELECTRICAL,E GI VII,ELECTROCUTED,ATTACHMENT PLUG,LOCKOUT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 694521
Report ID: 355118

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

Investigation abstract

A MECHANICS HELPER WAS REINSTALLING A DRIVE BELT FOR A SIEMAN-ALIS 1-HORSEPOWER, 575-VOLT, 3-PHASE KNITTER HEAD DRIVE MOTOR. (IT WAS CLAIMED THAT THE EMPLOYEE W AS NOT TRAINED OR AUTHORIZED FOR THIS TYPE OF WORK.) THE EMPLOYEE TRIED TO DEENE RGIZE THE MOTOR (WHILE IT WAS STILL RUNNING) BY DISCONNECTING THE TWIST-LOCK PLU G ON ITS POWER SUPPLY CORD. WHILE HE WAS DISCONNECTING THE PLUG, HE CONTACTED EN ERGIZED PARTS OF THE PLUG ("THE LIVE END" OF THE PLUG) AND WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 21 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
12

Source
15

Occupation code
864

Human factor
13

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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