Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 14345417 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN RECEPTACLE OUTLET
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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106493299 | 09/04/1991 | 8422 | 0 | Chimp Farm |
Abstract: A RECEPTACLE OUTLET IN AN OUTDOOR WORK SHED WAS SUPPLIED BY A FLEXIBLE CORD BEING USED AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR PERMANENT WIRING. THE CORD, WHICH DID NOT CONTAIN AN EQUIPMENT GROUNDING CONDUCTOR, WAS BEING USED TO SUPPLY ELECTRIC POWER FROM A BUILDING TO THE SHED; HOWEVER, THE RECEPTACLE HAD PROBABLY NOT BEEN USED IN OVER A YEAR. A GROUND FAULT HAD ENERGIZED THE METAL BACK OF THE PORTABLE RECEPTACLE, WHICH HAD BEEN LYING ON THE SHED'S CONCRETE SLAB FOR OVER A YEAR. A GROUNDSKEEPER WAS IN THE SHED PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON A RIDING LAWN MOWER. HE WAS APPARENTLY WORKING IN A SUPINE POSITION WHEN HE ROLLED OVER ONTO THE ENERGIZED RECEPTACLE. THE GROUNDSKEEPER WAS ELECTROCUTED.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 106493299 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm |