Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14286462 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

Accident Summary Nr: 14286462 -- Report ID: 0214700 -- Event Date: 07/27/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112873930	07/28/1995	1711	0	J T & T Air Conditioning Corp

Abstract: An employee was using a Lincoln ac/dc, constant-current electric arc welder (Model No. AC/DC 225/125). The switch on the welder was in the 135-ampere, ac position. (A label on the welder warned against using it with damp clothing.) The employee, who was lying on a metal duct and who was drenched in his own sweat, was welding in tight quarters. He was electrocuted. The medical examiner's electrical expert reported that 83 volts was available at the welding electrode. The welding equipment was found to be in excellent condition.

Keywords: E GI III, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, WELDER, WELDING, WET OPERATION, WELDING ELECTRODE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112873930			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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