Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14330609 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

Accident Summary Nr: 14330609 -- Report ID: 0317700 -- Event Date: 03/09/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18222018	03/14/1989	2253	0	Pocono Knits Inc

Abstract: An employee was working the evening shift at a clothing mill. He had apparently left the workplace and traveled about 46 meters (150 feet) from his employer's premises, where he was found dead of electrocution. A platform supporting 7200-volt transformers was located 3.6 to 4.6 meters above the roadway, and it was surmised that the employee had climbed up to the platform and contacted energized parts.

Keywords: E GI III, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, TRANSFORMER, UNTRAINED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18222018			Fatality	Electric Shock	Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators

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