OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #868075

LEROY C. ABRAHAM

VALLEY VIEW, OH· 1989-01-28T00:00:00

Event: ELECTRICAL, E GI VII, ELECTROCUTED, WELDER, ATTACHMENT PLUG, GROUND FAULT, EQUIPMENT GROUNDING
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #103226007
Employer profile: LEROY C. ABRAHAM
Summary number: 868075
Report ID: 522300

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN ELECTRIC ARC WELDER

Investigation abstract

AN ELECTRIC ARC WELDER HAD HAD THE ATTACHMENT PLUG ON ITS POWER SUPPLY CORD REPL ACED. THE PLUG HAD BEEN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED, AND THE FRAME OF THE WELDER WAS EN ERGIZED WHEN THE PLUG WAS INSERTED INTO A RECEPTACLE OUTLET. AN EMPLOYEE WAS ELE CTROCUTED WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO USE THE WELDER.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 37 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
28

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
999

Human factor
14

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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