Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14504948 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN ROTO-ROOTER

Accident Summary Nr: 14504948 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 09/25/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100880699	10/29/1987	7542	0	Windtrax Car Wash Systems, Inc.

Abstract: Two employees were unclogging the drain of a car wash bay. One of the employees was on his knees in about 50 millimeters of water, feeding the snake of a machine into the drainpipe. The other employee was operating the foot control regulating the speed of the snake and the clutch lever controlling the forward and reverse motion of the snake. A ground fault apparently developed in the area of the power switch on the drive motor of the machine, electrocuting the employee feeding the snake into the drain.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, E GI VII, ELECTROCUTED, GROUND FAULT, WET OPERATION, EQUIPMENT GROUNDING, ELEC EQUIPMENT--MISC, WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100880699			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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