OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #734129
E GI V,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,UNGUARDED LIVE PARTS,ELECTRICAL BOX
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS
Investigation abstract
AN EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A BARCO KNUCKLEBOOM 5-HORSEPOWER LOADER (SERIAL NUMBER 5163) PUTTING LOGS ON A DECK CONVEYOR. THE CONVEYOR FED THE LOGS TO A DEBARKER. A CONTROL BOX FOR THE CONVEYOR AND DEBARKER WAS LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE OPERATO R IN THE LOADER CAB. THE COVER WAS MISSING FROM THIS CONTROL BOX, EXPOSING THE E NERGIZED 120-VOLT TERMINALS INSIDE. THE 25-YEAR-OLD EMPLOYEE PRESUMABLY CONTACTE D LIVE PARTS, WHICH CAUSED HIS APPARENT ELECTROCUTION. (THE COMPLIANCE INVESTIGA TOR REPORTEDLY COULD NOT SUBSTANTIATE THE ELECTRICAL CONTACT.)
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 859
- Human factor
- 12
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 2
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