OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #944033
LIGHTING CIRCUIT,E GI III,ELECTRICAL,CPR,ELECTRICIAN,ELECTROCUTED,ELECTRICAL WORK,LOCKOUT,FALL
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS
Investigation abstract
AN EMPLOYEE WAS WIRING A 2-FOOT-BY-4-FOOT LAY-IN-TYPE LIGHTING FIXTURE. THE 277- VOLT LIGHTING CIRCUIT BECAME ENERGIZED. THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK AND FELL 6 FEET TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR. CARDIO-PULMONARY RESUSCITATION WAS ADMINI STERED TO THE EMPLOYEE, BUT HE COULD NOT BE REVIVED. THE EMPLOYEE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD 25 MINUTES AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE REPORT DID NOT STATE WHETHER THE EMPLOY EE DIED OF ELECTROCUTION OR AS A RESULT OF INJURIES HE SUSTAINED IN THE FALL.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 27 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 12
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 555
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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