Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14286561 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN DISHWASHER

Accident Summary Nr: 14286561 -- Report ID: 0214700 -- Event Date: 09/16/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112878327	09/16/1994	5812	0	Ra-Line Foods, Inc. Dba Mcdonald'S

Abstract: A manager at a restaurant found one of his employees slumped over a Hobart commercial dishwasher. He felt a tingle when he touched the employee. The employee was moved and then transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead of electrocution. Subsequent investigation revealed that the dishwasher had not been properly grounded. During its initial installation, a licensed electrician had connected the machine's equipment grounding conductor to its neutral conductor.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, E GI VII, ELECTROCUTED, GROUND FAULT, EQUIPMENT GROUNDING, ELEC EQUIPMENT--MISC

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112878327			Fatality	Electric Shock	Miscelaneous food preparation occupations

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