Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14400303 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN CONVEYOR

Accident Summary Nr: 14400303 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 10/17/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100274182	10/21/1985	2015	0	Pilgrims Pride Corporation East Plant

Abstract: An employee was trying to unclog a floor drain with a high-pressure water hose. He had his left hand on the hose, and he leaned his right arm against the wet metal frame of a conveyor. The ungrounded electric motor driving the conveyor had a ground fault, and the employee was electrocuted.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, E GI VII, ELECTROCUTED, GROUND FAULT, WET OPERATION, CONVEYOR, EQUIPMENT GROUNDING, WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100274182			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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