Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14251110 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN ELECTRIC SCISSOR LIFT

Accident Summary Nr: 14251110 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 08/07/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
3057643	01/08/1987	1711	0	Environmental Air Systems, Inc.

Abstract: An employee was installing heating and air conditioning duct from an electrically powered, hydraulic scissor lift platform. The employee had extended the platform vertically more than 4.9 meters (16 feet). As he was moving the lift another 0.6 to 0.9 meters (2 to 3 feet) to assist a coworker, he received a severe electric shock. He lost consciousness and was hospitalized for his injury. Investigation revealed that an electrical fault in the lift had energized it. The injured employee received the electric shock when he placed one hand on the guardrail of the lift and his other hand on a grounded support rod for a lighting fixture.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, E GI VII, GROUND FAULT, EQUIPMENT GROUNDING, ELECTRIC SHOCK, AERIAL LIFT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3057643			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Sheetmetal duct installers

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