Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14534143 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

Accident Summary Nr: 14534143 -- Report ID: 0931300 -- Event Date: 08/20/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103596433	08/21/1991	3731	0	U.S. Naval Ship Repair Facility

Abstract: SOME ELECTRICIANS WERE ASSIGNED TO MODIFY A SWITCHBOARD. THE SWITCHBOARD HAD BEEN DEENERGIZED AND TAGGED. A SHIP'S CREW MEMBER, WHO WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE OPERATION OF THE BREAKER, INADVERTENTLY ENERGIZED THE CIRCUIT. ONE OF THE ELECTRICIANS WAS IN CONTACT WITH A BUSBAR THAT HAD BECOME ENERGIZED AS A RESULT OF THE CLOSING OF THE BREAKER. THE ELECTRICIAN WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Keywords: E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, SWITCHBOARD, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103596433			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electricians

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