OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #731505
ELECTRICAL,CPR,E GI VII,ELECTROCUTED,ELECTRICAL WORK,ELECTRIC GENERATOR
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - POSSIBLE CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS
Investigation abstract
A 25-YEAR-OLD EMPLOYEE WAS SERVICING A CATERPILLAR GENERATOR (SERIAL NUMBER 67U7 255) INSIDE A GENERATOR TRAILER AT A STEEL MILL. THE EMPLOYEE WAS FOUND, FACE DO WN BETWEEN THE GENERATOR TRAILER AND A CONTROL TRAILER, BY THE MILL SUPERVISOR. CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION WAS PERFORMED ON THE UNCONSCIOUS EMPLOYEE UNTIL HE ARRIVED AT THE HOSPITAL, WHERE HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD. INSPECTION OF THE GENERA TOR AND CONTROL TRAILERS DID NOT REVEAL ANY SOURCE OF ELECTRIC SHOCK; HOWEVER, T HE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO BE A POSSIBLE ELECTROCUTION.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 1
- Event type
- 12
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 867
- Human factor
- 7
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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