OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #775627

FUSE,E GI IV,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,ELECTRICAL WORK,LOCKOUT,ELEC CIRC PART--MISC,UNTRAINED

1990-02-17T16:00:00

Event: FUSE,E GI IV,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,ELECTRICAL WORK,LOCKOUT,ELEC CIRC PART--MISC,UNTRAINED
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 775627
Report ID: 627700

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON AN ELECTRICALLY POWERED OIL WELL. HE WAS FOUND THE NE XT DAY BY A COWORKER. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE EMPLOYEE HAD OPENED THE SE RVICE DROP FUSED DISCONNECT BOX. UNKNOWN TO THE EMPLOYEE, THE CIRCUIT CONDUCTORS WERE WIRED BACKWARDS, AND THE FUSES WERE ENERGIZED. THE EMPLOYEE INSERTED A SCR EWDRIVER INTO THE BOX, APPARENTLY TO REMOVE THE FUSE, AND RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC S HOCK FROM THE 120-VOLT CIRCUIT PARTS INSIDE THE BOX. THE CURRENT ENTRY AND EXIT POINTS WERE HIS HAND AND HIS FACE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 60 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
999

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
2

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