OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #848028

ELECTRICAL,E GI VII,ELECTROCUTED,GROUND FAULT,EQUIPMENT GROUNDING,ELEC EQUIPMENT--MISC

1986-11-22T06:45:00

Event: ELECTRICAL,E GI VII,ELECTROCUTED,GROUND FAULT,EQUIPMENT GROUNDING,ELEC EQUIPMENT--MISC
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 848028
Report ID: 524200

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN ELECTRIC CONVEYOR

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE WAS ALIGNING TWO CONVEYORS. THE CONVEYORS WERE DRIVEN BY ELECTRIC MO TORS, AND THE FRAMES OF THE CONVEYORS WERE NOT GROUNDED. ADDITIONALLY, THE FRAME S OF THE CONVEYORS WERE ENERGIZED AS A RESULT OF A WIRING DEFECT. THE EMPLOYEE W AS ELECTROCUTED WHEN HE CONTACTED THE TWO CONVEYORS.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 29 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
19

Event type
13

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
14

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1

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