Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14289607 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

Accident Summary Nr: 14289607 -- Report ID: 0355111 -- Event Date: 07/10/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18727644	07/11/1988	1623	0	Brown And Root U.S.A., Inc.

Abstract: AN ELECTRICIAN'S FOREMAN AND A JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIAN WERE WORKING INSIDE A MOTOR CONTROL CENTER (GENERAL ELECTRIC MODEL 7700 LINE MOTOR CONTROL STARTER CENTER, SIZE NUMBER 2, SERIAL NUMBER AIA2T4-75C242608-3). THE MOTOR CONTROL CENTER WAS LOCATED ON ONE SIDE OF A NOMEX PAPER MACHINE BUILDING, SUPPLYING POWER FOR A NOMEX PAPER MACHINE. THE EMPLOYEES WERE TRACING SEVERAL CONDUCTORS TO VERIFY THE LABELING ON A SCHEMATIC THEY WERE USING. IT WAS BELIEVED THAT, AS THEY WERE DOING THIS, THE FOREMAN'S RIGHT LITTLE FINGER CONTACTED A 480-VOLT LINE-SIDE TERMINAL, RESULTING IN HIS ELECTROCUTION.

Keywords: E GI II, ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18727644			Fatality	Electric Shock	Supervisors; electricians & power transm. install.

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