Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14495865 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

Accident Summary Nr: 14495865 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 07/09/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109060905	07/14/1993	7359	0	Air Engineering, Inc.

Abstract: An electrician was replacing a 480-volt fan motor on a Borg-Warner Liquid Chiller (Model No. YCH70 46A; Serial No. 178777) at an exhibit building in an exposition center. He was working alone with the circuit energized. (He apparently decided to leave the circuit energized so that the unit would still provide cooling for the exhibition hall.) The employee contacted an energized part and was electrocuted. His employer did not have a safe work practices program. Although the employee did know how to perform the job, he had not been provided with all the equipment and training necessary to perform the work. He did have a voltage measuring device and the manufacturer's instructions for repairing and replacing the motor.

Keywords: ELECTRIC MOTOR, E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109060905			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electricians

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