OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #708834
ELECTRICAL,PPE,TEST EQUIPMENT,BURN,ELECTRIC MOTOR,E GI III,ELECTRICAL WORK
Event description
BURNS - ELECTRICAL FAULT IN TEST EQUIPMENT
Investigation abstract
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE CONDUCTING ELECTRICAL TESTS ON A MOTOR CIRCUIT. THEY WERE CHE CKING THE LEADS OF A 480-VOLT, 3-PHASE SYSTEM FOR PROPER MOTOR ROTATION WITH A P HASE SEQUENCE DETECTOR (MARK CORP. PHASE SEQUENCE DETECTOR MODEL NUMBER 108B, RA TED FOR USE ON 208- TO 480-VOLT, 3-PHASE, 50- TO 60-HERTZ CIRCUITS, MANUFACTURED ON FEBRUARY 20, 1984). A FAULT OCCURRED RESULTNG IN AN ELECTRICAL FLASH CAUSING FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO THE HANDS AND FACES OF THE TWO EMPLOYEES. ONE OF THEM DIED OF HIS INJURIES. THE CIRCUIT BREAKER OPENED AS IT SHOULD WHEN THE F AULT OCCURRED.
Victims (3)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 575
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 12
- Hazardous substance
- 8870
- Task assigned
- 2
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#2 Fatality Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 575
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 12
- Hazardous substance
- 8870
- Task assigned
- 2
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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