OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #739326
LOUISVILLE GAS & ELECTRIC CO., METER DEPT.
LOUISVILLE, KY·
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS
Investigation abstract
AN EMPLOYEE WAS VACUUMING A SWITCHGEAR HOUSE. AS HE WAS WORKING, HE CONTACTED AN EXPOSED 14.4-KILOVOLT BRASS BUSBAR WITH THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT HAND. THE EMPLOYE E RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK AND WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR HIS INJURY.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 29 Male
- Nature of injury
- Electric Shock (10)
- Part of body
- HAND(S) (12)
- Accident type
- SHOCK (13)
- Source of injury
- ELEC APPARAT/WIRING (15)
- Occupation
- Occupation not reported (999)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- OTHER (18)
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
Labels are OSHA's own, from the code dictionary published with the accident-investigation file. The raw code is shown beside each one so this page can be reconciled against OSHA's bulk data. OSHA notes that nature of injury, part of body, source of injury and accident type in this file are not coded to the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System, and that the occupation titles are not standardised — so these values are not directly comparable with the OIICS-coded severe injury reports.