Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 14240717 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN ATTACHMENT PLUG
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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100754639 | 12/16/1991 | 1721 | 0 | Brake'S Painting |
Abstract: AN EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SEARS CRAFTSMAN 2-HORSEPOWER AIR COMPRESSOR TO APPLY TEXTURE TO A WALL IN A HOUSE. THE COMPRESSOR WAS CONNECTED TO A TYPE SO, 12/3 EXTENSION CORD SET THAT HAD BEEN MODIFIED SO THAT IT COULD FIT INTO A CLOTHES DRYER RECEPTACLE. THE PLUG ON THE POWER SUPPLY CORD FOR THE COMPRESSOR HAD ALSO BEEN MODIFIED TO FIT THE CORD CONNECTOR THAT WAS ON THE OTHER END OF THE CORD SET. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED WHEN HE UNPLUGGED THE COMPRESSOR FROM THE CORD SET.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 100754639 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Painters, construction and maintenance |