OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #868737

E GI V,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,GROUND FAULT,EQUIPMENT GROUNDING,ELECTRIC DRILL

1988-07-30T00:00:00

Event: E GI V,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,GROUND FAULT,EQUIPMENT GROUNDING,ELECTRIC DRILL
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 868737
Report ID: 522300

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN ELECTRIC DRILL

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A PROJECT TO MODIFY A COIN OPERATING MECHANISM THAT W AS ATTACHED TO A FENCE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A DEFECTIVE ELECTRIC DRILL. THE D RILL, WHICH WAS MANUFACTURED BEFORE EQUIPMENT GROUNDING BECAME COMMON, HAD NO EQ UIPMENT GROUNDING CONDUCTOR. THE EMPLOYEE WAS NOT WEARING A SHIRT AND WAS WET WI TH PERSPIRATION BECAUSE OF THE HEAT. THE EMPLOYEE, WHO WAS LEANING AGAINST THE F ENCE, WAS ELECTROCUTED WHEN HE PULLED THE TRIGGER ON THE DRILL. THE COMPLIANCE S TAFF MEMBER FOUND A LACK OF KNOWLEDGE AND TRAINING ON THE PART OF THE EMPLOYEE A ND THE EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 19 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
31

Event type
12

Source
15

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
2

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