OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #869115
E GI IV,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,ELECTRICAL WORK,ELECTRONIC TECHNICN,LOCKOUT,ELEC EQUIPMENT--MISC
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS
Investigation abstract
AN ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN WAS PERFORMING REPAIRS ON A HIGH VOLTAGE INDUCTION HEA TER. APPARENTLY, THE EMPLOYEE HAD COMPLETED HIS REPAIRS AND WAS OBSERVING THE HE ATER IN OPERATION. THERE WERE NO DIRECT WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT; HOWEVER, A LA RGE FLASH WAS SEEN. IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT THE EMPLOYEE EITHER CONTACTED ENERGIZE D PARTS OR WAS SO CLOSE TO THEM THAT CURRENT ARCED TO THE EMPLOYEE. HE WAS ELECT ROCUTED. THE COMPANY HAD NOT ESTABLISHED PROCEDURES FOR THE USE OF ELECTRICAL PR OTECTIVE EQUIPMENT OR FOR THE TROUBLESHOOTING OF THE INDUCTION HEATER. AN INTERL OCK ON THE ELECTRICAL PANEL DOOR WAS FOUND TO HAVE BEEN BYPASSED.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 45 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 213
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Hazardous substance
- 8870
- Task assigned
- 1
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