Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14241871 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED CONDUCTOR

Accident Summary Nr: 14241871 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 07/13/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109059790	07/14/1993	3612	0	Southwest Electric Company

Abstract: An employee was assigned to clean the top of a 17-foot, 1-inch-high oven and to lubricate the oven's motors. The rail and runway conductors for a bridge crane were located 19.5 feet above the floor, directly over the oven. The clearance between the top of the oven and the 480-volt, three-phase runway conductors was only 29 inches. As he was descending from the top of the oven, the employee stooped to go under the rail and, with his left hand, grabbed the runway conductors to maintain his balance. He was electrocuted.

Keywords: E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, RUNWAY CONDUCTOR, LOCKOUT, UNGUARDED LIVE PARTS, UNTRAINED, WORK SURFACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109059790			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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