Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14372742 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN RECEPTACLE

Accident Summary Nr: 14372742 -- Report ID: 0523300 -- Event Date: 10/06/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
122463888	10/12/1995	1542	0	Eastman Cartwright Lumber

Abstract: A 31- year-old lead carpenter was building an addition to a large single family house. He was electrocuted when he picked up a Milwaukee saw with a 184-millimeter-diameter (7.25-inch-diameter) blade. The saw was equipped with a grounding-type attachment plug. All saws, tools, and extension cord sets had continuous equipment grounding conductors; however, the permanent receptacle provided at the existing private residence deck was miswired. The grounding terminal of the receptacle was energized at 120 volts through a 30-ampere fuse.

Keywords: RECEPTACLE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRIC SAW, E C, GROUND FAULT, EQUIPMENT GROUNDING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	122463888			Fatality	Electric Shock	Carpenters

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