OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #848168
E GI III,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,UNGUARDED LIVE PARTS,ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR,UNTRAINED
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS
Investigation abstract
AN EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING ROCKWOOL INSULATION ON AN OVERHEAD FLUE PIPE BETWEEN A B OILER AND A STACK. THE EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN SEEN STANDING ATOP THE CONVEX SURFACE O F THE BOILER. A FEW MINUTES LATER, A YELL WAS HEARD BY COWORKERS IN AN ADJOINING ROOM. WHEN THE COWORKERS ENTERED THE BOILER ROOM, THEY FOUND THE EMPLOYEE LYING BETWEEN THE BOILER AND A TUBULAR METAL SCAFFOLD. IT FIRST APPEARED THAT THE EMP LOYEE HAD FALLEN; HOWEVER, AN AUTOPSY REVEALED THAT THE EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN ELECTR OCUTED. FURTHER INVESTIGATION UNCOVERED ENERGIZED CONDUCTORS IN THE WORKING AREA . THE EMPLOYEE COULD HAVE CONTACTED THESE CONDUCTORS WHILE HE WAS ON THE SCAFFOL D.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 48 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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