OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #888958

E GI IV,ELECTRICAL,LADDER,ELECTRICAL WORK,LOCKOUT,METAL LADDER,ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR,ELECTRIC SHOCK,FALL,UNTRAINED

1988-08-02T00:00:00

Event: E GI IV,ELECTRICAL,LADDER,ELECTRICAL WORK,LOCKOUT,METAL LADDER,ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR,ELECTRIC SHOCK,FALL,UNTRAINED
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 888958
Report ID: 352440

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED CONDUCTOR

Investigation abstract

An employee was working from an aluminum ladder, trying to repair or replace a b roken ceiling panel above an exit light. He was working in a 2.3-meter-high by 2 .5-meter-wide hallway. During the job, he exposed some wiring even though he was not an electrician. He contacted a conductor and received an electric shock, wh ich knocked him off the second step of the ladder to the floor, a distance of ab out 610 millimeters.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 31 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
22

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
58

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
2

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