OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #890822
ARTIC REFRIGERATION & AIR CONDITIONING SERVICE,INC
OCEAN CITY, MD·
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS
Investigation abstract
A refrigeration mechanic responded to a request to repair an air conditioning un he area responded to the accident and was able to revive the employee, who was h ospitalized for his injury. it at a pizza parlor. The unit, one of two at the site, was a wall-mounted assem bly that could slide out of its chassis so that service or repair work could be performed easily. The employee stood on an aluminum stepladder for better access to the air conditioner, which was located about 1.5 meters above tile floor. Th e employee did not deenergize the unit before working on its internal components , and his employer had not provided electrical protective equipment. While the e mployee was attaching diagnostic equipment to the Freon reservoir, he received a severe electric shock, which knocked him from the ladder. A medical doctor in t
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 35 Male
- Nature of injury
- Electric Shock (10)
- Part of body
- LOWER ARM (17)
- Accident type
- SHOCK (13)
- Source of injury
- ELEC APPARAT/WIRING (15)
- Occupation
- Heating, air conditioning, and refrig. mechanics (534)
- Human factor
- OTHER (14)
- Environmental factor
- OTHER (18)
- Hazardous substance
- 8870
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
Labels are OSHA's own, from the code dictionary published with the accident-investigation file. The raw code is shown beside each one so this page can be reconciled against OSHA's bulk data. OSHA notes that nature of injury, part of body, source of injury and accident type in this file are not coded to the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System, and that the occupation titles are not standardised — so these values are not directly comparable with the OIICS-coded severe injury reports.