Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14570246 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

Accident Summary Nr: 14570246 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 11/01/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100075985	11/03/1986	5039	0	Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corporation
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100075993	11/03/1986	7361	0	Quality Personnel, Inc.

Abstract: TWO EMPLOYEES WERE REMOVING A TAKE-UP REEL OF INSULATION FROM THE END OF A SLITTING MACHINE. THE SPINDLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROLL WAS ABOUT 6 FEET LONG. A 10-INCH-BY-7-INCH PANELBOARD WAS MOUNTED ON THE SIDE OF THE SLITTING MACHINE AT A HEIGHT OF 19.5 INCHES FROM THE FLOOR. THE COVER FOR THE PANELBOARD HAD BEEN REMOVED BECAUSE THE CIRCUIT BREAKER INSIDE HAD TO BE RESET REPEATEDLY. (THE BREAKER COULD BE RESET WITH THE COVER IN PLACE, BUT THE EMPLOYEES DID NOT REALIZE THAT.) THE LEG OF ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES CONTACTED CIRCUIT PARTS EXPOSED AS A RESULT OF THE MISSING COVER AND ENERGIZED AT 240 VOLTS. THE EMPLOYEE, WHO WAS IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUNDED MACHINE, WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, E GI V, ELECTROCUTED, PANELBOARD, UNGUARDED LIVE PARTS, CIRCUIT BREAKER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100075985			Fatality	Electric Shock	Production helpers
2	100075993					Occupation Not Listed

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