Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14402259 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN PORTABLE ELECTRIC LIGHT

Accident Summary Nr: 14402259 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 05/21/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100657725	05/22/1987	1742	0	J & J Insulation And Acoustics, Inc.

Abstract: Three employees were beneath the floor of a gymnasium, cleaning and encapsulating metal pipes from which asbestos had been removed. One of the employees was using a 120-volt portable electric lamp that was not grounded. No ground-fault circuit interrupter was protecting the circuit, and neither the lamp nor the extension cord set was approved for use in wet locations. Apparently, a ground fault energized the metal part of the portable lamp. The employee using the lamp was electrocuted.

Keywords: E GI V, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, GROUND FAULT, EQUIPMENT GROUNDING, ELECTRIC LIGHT--PORT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100657725			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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