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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #992313

FIREFIGHTER,ELECTRICAL,E GI VII,FIRE,BACK,GROUND FAULT,EQUIPMENT GROUNDING,ELECTRIC SHOCK,SPRAIN,ELEC EQUIPMENT--MISC

Event
FIREFIGHTER,ELECTRICAL,E GI VII,FIRE,BACK,GROUND FAULT,EQUIPMENT GROUNDING,ELECTRIC SHOCK,SPRAIN,ELEC EQUIPMENT--MISC
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
992313
Report ID
253690

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN ELECTRIC RADIATOR

Investigation abstract

A fire department responded to a three-alarm fire. Ten firefighters were injured as they fought the fire. Several suffered burns, bruises, and cuts. One firefig hter received an electric shock when he contacted the frame of an electric radia tor that had apparently been energized by a ground fault. He was hospitalized fo r his injury. A second firefighter sprained his back. He was treated at a hospit al and released. Two other firefighters also received electric shocks.

Victims (10)

  1. #1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 25 M

    Nature of injury
    10
    Part of body
    12
    Event type
    13
    Source
    15
    Occupation code
    417
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    1

  2. #10 Non-hospitalized injury Age 50 M

    Nature of injury
    20
    Part of body
    3
    Event type
    11
    Source
    5
    Occupation code
    417
    Human factor
    7
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    1

  3. #2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 27 M

    Nature of injury
    10
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    13
    Source
    15
    Occupation code
    417
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    1

  4. #3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 24 M

    Nature of injury
    17
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    417
    Human factor
    19
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    1

  5. #4 Hospitalized Age 27 M

    Nature of injury
    10
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    13
    Source
    15
    Occupation code
    417
    Human factor
    5
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    1

  6. #5 Non-hospitalized injury Age 40 M

    Nature of injury
    7
    Part of body
    11
    Event type
    4
    Source
    28
    Occupation code
    417
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

  7. #6 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    15
    Event type
    4
    Source
    5
    Occupation code
    417
    Human factor
    10
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

  8. #7 Non-hospitalized injury Age 32 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    6
    Event type
    14
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    417
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    11
    Task assigned
    1

  9. #8 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    6
    Event type
    14
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    417
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    11
    Task assigned
    1

  10. #9 Non-hospitalized injury Age 32 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    6
    Event type
    14
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    417
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    11
    Task assigned
    1

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