Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14412639 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH WELDING ELECTRODE

Accident Summary Nr: 14412639 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 07/01/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101088631	07/07/1987	3731	0	Gulf Copper Manufacturing Corp.

Abstract: AN EMPLOYEE WAS ARC WELDING IN A SMALL COMPARTMENT OF A SHIP THAT WAS DOCKED AT A SHIPYARD. HE WAS WORKING ALONE, BUT HE HAD A HELPER ON THE UPPER DECK. HOWEVER, THE HELPER COULD NOT SEE HIM. VENTILATION WAS INADEQUATE, AND THE EMPLOYEE'S CLOTHES WERE WET. THE EMPLOYEE WAS FOUND WITH THE ELECTRODE AND HOLDER ACROSS HIS FACE AND CHEST. HE HAD BEEN ELECTROCUTED.

Keywords: SHIPYARD, E M, ELECTRICAL, VENTILATION, CONFINED SPACE, ELECTROCUTED, WELDER, WELDING, WELDING ELECTRODE, ARC WELDING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101088631			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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