Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14461727 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - FAULTY ELECTRIC CORD

Accident Summary Nr: 14461727 -- Report ID: 0420100 -- Event Date: 06/15/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1704394	06/18/1984	1721	0	R.N. Ferguson Company

Abstract: AN EMPLOYEE WAS HANDLING A DEFECTIVE ELECTRIC CORD FOR A PORTABLE HANDLAMP WHILE CLEANING THE INSIDE OF A BARGE WITH HIGH PRESSURE WATER. NO ONE WITNESSED THE ACCIDENT, BUT A WELDING FOREMAN FOUND HIM LYING ON THE GROUND NEAR THE STERN. THE ELECTRIC CORD WAS ACROSS HIS BODY, AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING THE METAL GUARD THAT PROTECTED THE LIGHT BULB. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Keywords: E M, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, GROUND FAULT, ELECTRIC CORD, ELECTRIC LIGHT--PORT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1704394			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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