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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #708834

ELECTRICAL,PPE,TEST EQUIPMENT,BURN,ELECTRIC MOTOR,E GI III,ELECTRICAL WORK

Event
ELECTRICAL,PPE,TEST EQUIPMENT,BURN,ELECTRIC MOTOR,E GI III,ELECTRICAL WORK
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
708834
Report ID
854910

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)

  1. #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
  2. #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
  3. #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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