Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14347033 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN AIR CONDITIONER

Accident Summary Nr: 14347033 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 09/04/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101827780	09/09/1986	1731	0	Pine Island Electric, Inc.

Abstract: AN EMPLOYEE OF AN ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR WAS INSTALLING A LOAD MANAGEMENT DEVICE FOR A LOCAL UTILITY. HE WAS AT A RESIDENCE (A MOBILE HOME) INSTALLING THE RADIO-CONTROLLED DEVICE TO PROVIDE ELECTRIC POWER TO A HOT WATER HEATER AND A CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONER. THE EMPLOYEE HAD INSTALLED PART OF THE UNIT AT THE HOT WATER HEATER AND WAS RUNNING WIRING TO THE AIR CONDITIONER. THE CIRCUIT FOR THE HOT WATER HEATER HAD BEEN DEENERGIZED; HOWEVER, THE CIRCUIT TO THE AIR CONDITIONER REMAINED ENERGIZED. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED WHEN HE SIMULTANEOUSLY CONTACTED THE FRAME OF THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT AND THE WALL OF THE MOBILE HOME. THE CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONER HAD NOT BEEN GROUNDED, AND ITS COMPRESSOR HAD A GROUND FAULT IN ITS WIRING. THIS ENERGIZED THE FRAME OF THE AIR CONDITIONER AT 120 VOLTS.

Keywords: ELECTRIC MOTOR, COMPRESSOR, ELECTRICAL, AIR CONDITIONER, E GI VII, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRICAL WORK, GROUND FAULT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101827780			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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