Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14553309 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

Accident Summary Nr: 14553309 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 05/18/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
113885164	05/19/1994	3731	0	Canton Marine Towing Company

Abstract: An employee was using a Lincoln Electric arc welder (Model No. AC-225-S) inside a barge. The employee, who had been in his current position for 2 months, was repairing a hole in the barge. Floating in the Missouri River, the barge had about 5 inches of water in its bottom, and the employee was standing in the water. He was not using electrical protective equipment. The employee, who was holding the electrode holder in his hand, was electrocuted.

Keywords: ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, SHIPYARD, E M, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, WELDER, WELDING, WELDING ELECTRODE, WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	113885164			Fatality	Electric Shock	Welders and cutters

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