OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #829341
W. J. O'BRIEN ELECTRIC CO., INC.
FAIRFIELD, IA·
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH LIVE PARTS
Investigation abstract
A CREW OF EMPLOYEES WAS REMOVING AN OBSOLETE SWITCHGEAR CABINET FROM AN ELECTRIC AL CLOSET FOR AN INDUSTRIAL INSTALLATION. THE PLANT HAD BEEN SHUT DOWN, AND ALL ELECTRICAL POWER HAD BEEN DEENERGIZED EXCEPT FOR THE PLANT LIGHTING SYSTEM. AN O PEN CONDUCTOR INSTALLATION TO THE TRANSFORMER AND FUSE CONNECTIONS FOR THE LIGHT ING SYSTEM WAS LOCATED ON THE WALL ABOUT 12 FEET ABOVE THE FLOOR. ONE OF THE EMP LOYEES WAS STANDING ON AN ELECTRICAL CABINET DIRECTLY BELOW THE ENERGIZED TRANSF ORMER, DISCONNECTING THE SUPPLY-SIDE CONDUCTORS FOR THE OBSOLETE SWITCHGEAR. THE EMPLOYEE APPARENTLY BACKED INTO THE CONNECTIONS FOR THE LIGHTING SYSTEM, WHICH WERE ENERGIZED AT 4160 VOLTS. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED.
Victim
-
#1 Fatality Age 54 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 555
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
Codes shown verbatim from OSHA's accident-investigation database. A human-readable decoder is coming in a future release once the accident_lookup2 dictionary is loaded.