Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14563589 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

Accident Summary Nr: 14563589 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 04/13/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
15287352	04/15/1985	1731	0	Stackhouse Inc Attn Myron E Coon

Abstract: An electrical supervisor was assigned to replace a pad-mounted high-voltage switching cabinet. He was checking a switch with a tic tracer to see if the circuit was energized. The tic tracer touched an energized part at the bottom of a fuse, and the employee was electrocuted.

Keywords: E GI II, ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRICAL WORK, TEST EQUIPMENT, ELECTRICAL CABINET

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	15287352			Fatality	Electric Shock	Supervisors; electricians & power transm. install.

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