Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14195135 - ELECTRIC SHOCK

Accident Summary Nr: 14195135 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 05/20/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
14855092	05/23/1985	1796	0	Westinghouse Electric Corporation

Abstract: AN EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A TURBINE. HE HAD TIGHTENED TEN LARGE BOLTS WITH A TORQUE WRENCH. HE THEN INSERTED BOLT HEATERS AND TIGHTENED THEM DOWN WITH A HAND WRENCH. FOUR BOLT HEATERS HAD BEEN INSERTED, AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING THE FIFTH ONE TO ENSURE THAT IT WAS HEATING BEFORE PUTTING IT INTO PLACE. EMPLOYEE WAS FOUND UNCONSCIOUS ON THE STEEL DECK. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT. THE CAUSE OF DEATH WAS REPORTED TO BE ELECTROCUTION.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, E C

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14855092			Fatality	Electric Shock	Millwrights

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