Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14346258 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN ELECTRIC SAW

Accident Summary Nr: 14346258 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 07/17/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2460814	07/23/1985	1711	0	Barneys Plumbing

Abstract: AN EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN ELECTRIC SAW. THE SAW, WHICH HAD A METAL FRAME, WAS PLUGGED INTO AN EXTENSION CORD SET. THE CORD SET WAS, IN TURN, CONNECTED TO A RECEPTACLE THAT HAD ITS POLARITY REVERSED. THE SAW DEVELOPED A GROUND FAULT, WHICH ENERGIZED ITS FRAME. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED WHEN HE HELD THE SAW AND A GROUNDED COPPER PIPE AT THE SAME TIME.

Keywords: RECEPTACLE, ELECTRICAL, REVERSE POLARITY, CORD SET, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRIC SAW, E C, GROUND FAULT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2460814			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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