Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14346126 - Electric Shock - Ground Fault in Utilization Equipment

Accident Summary Nr: 14346126 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 03/14/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17445750	03/19/1985	1771	0	Dan Morgan Concrete, Incorporated

Abstract: A water cooler with a ground fault had been installed in the office trailer of a construction site. Connecting the cooler to a receptacle in the trailer energized the equipment grounding conductor run throughout the trailer. The next day, an employee used a rebar cutter supplied by an extension cord set that was plugged into another receptacle in the trailer. The trailer circuit was not protected by a ground-fault circuit interrupter. The case of the cutter became energized through the equipment grounding conductor in the cord set, and the employee was electrocuted.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17445750			Fatality	Electric Shock	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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