OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #772483
E GI IV,ELECTRICAL,ELECTRICIAN,ELECTROCUTED,PANELBOARD,ELECTRICAL WORK,LOCKOUT,ELEC CIRC PART--MISC,HAND TOOL
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS THRU HAND TOOL
Investigation abstract
AN ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR WAS INSTALLING A 480-VOLT, 10-HORSEPOWER AIR COMPRESSOR THE COMPRESSOR WIRING TO A 480-VOLT PANELBOARD, THE CONTRACTOR NEGLECTED TO OPE RATE THE DISCONNECTING MEANS TO DEENERGIZE THE CIRCUIT. WHEN THE CONTRACTOR PLAC ED AN ALLEN WRENCH INTO THE PANELBOARD, HE WAS ELECTROCUTED. IN AN EQUIPMENT ROOM IN A GLASS TEMPERING PLANT. THERE WERE THREE CONTRACTOR EM PLOYEES ON SITE (INCLUDING THE CONTRACTOR HIMSELF), BUT THE CONTRACTOR WAS THE O NLY ELECTRICIAN. THE CONTRACTOR MADE ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE PLANT EQUIPMENT OPERA TOR TO DEENERGIZE THE ELECTRICAL POWER SO THAT THE AIR COMPRESSOR COULD BE INSTA LLED. THE CONTRACTOR HAD RUN CONDUIT, INSTALLED A PANELBOARD AND AN ELECTRICAL B OX FOR THE DISCONNECTING MEANS, AND PULLED AND CONNECTED ALL WIRING. THE CONTRAC TOR NOTIFIED THE PLANT OPERATOR THAT HE WAS GOING TO DEENERGIZE THE POWER SO THA T HE COULD CONNECT THE COMPRESSOR. ON RETURNING TO THE EQUIPMENT ROOM TO CONNECT
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 45 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 12
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 4
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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