Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14415350 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

Accident Summary Nr: 14415350 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 07/01/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106622376	07/06/1992	3523	0	Great Plains Mfg., Inc.

Abstract: TWO EMPLOYEES WERE INSTALLING THREE 50-AMPERE, 480-VOLT, THREE-PHASE, FOUR-CONDUCTOR RECEPTACLES FOR SOME WELDING MACHINES. THE EMPLOYEES MISLABELED THE CABLES AND PLACED THE CABLE MARKED AS #2 IN SWITCH #3 AND THE CABLE MARKED AS #3 IN SWITCH #2. ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES WAS STILL WORKING ON ONE OF THE MISNUMBERED CABLES WHEN THE SWITCH WAS CLOSED. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Keywords: E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, MARKING, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106622376			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electricians

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