OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #978668
FALCON POOLS, INC.
TUCSON, AZ·
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN ATTACHMENT PLUG
Investigation abstract
An employee was cleaning up after performing a small welding job. During the cle anup, he had to disconnect two 240-volt electric cords used in the maintenance s hop. One of the two attachment plugs was still connected to a receptacle outlet on the west wall of the shop. While he was disconnecting the two cords, the empl oyee contacted the metal cover of the attachment plug on the cord that was still connected to the receptacle outlet. The metal cover was energized by a ground f ault in the plug. The employee was electrocuted when he touched a grounded surfa ce.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 59 Male
- Nature of injury
- Electric Shock (10)
- Part of body
- BODYSYSTEM (4)
- Accident type
- SHOCK (13)
- Source of injury
- ELEC APPARAT/WIRING (15)
- Occupation
- Automobile mechanics (505)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- OTHER (18)
- 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.