OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #731372
FUSE,E GI III,ELECTRICAL,ELECTRIC SHOCK,ELEC EQUIPMENT--MISC
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH LIVE PARTS
Investigation abstract
AN EMPLOYEE WAS ASSIGNED TO CLEAN A LANG DEEP FAT FRYER AT THE END OF THE WORKDA Y. BECAUSE THE HEATING ELEMENT IN THE FRYER WAS LOOSE, THE RESTAURANT MANAGER OR DERED THE EMPLOYEE TO REMOVE THE 120-VOLT FUSES IN THE FRYER'S CONTROL PANEL IN ORDER TO DEENERGIZE IT. WITH DAMP HANDS, THE EMPLOYEE GRABBED THE PLASTIC TWIST- LOCK CAP ON THE FUSE WHILE HE WAS STANDING ON A WET TILE FLOOR. THE EMPLOYEE THR EW THE FUSE ACROSS THE ROOM AND WAS STUNNED FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE ACCIDENT .
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 16 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 436
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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