Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14571145 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS IN MICROWAVE

Accident Summary Nr: 14571145 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 01/03/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2231140	01/06/1986	7622	0	Norb Wells, Inc.

Abstract: AN EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OF A MALFUNCTION IN A MICROWAVE OVEN. THE EMPLOYEE WAS A CERTIFIED ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN AND HAD THE MANUFACTURER'S REPAIR MANUAL OPEN IN FRONT OF HIM. HE CONTACTED EXPOSED ENERGIZED PARTS IN THE OVEN. ELECTRIC CURRENT PASSED THROUGH THE EMPLOYEE FROM HAND TO HAND, ELECTROCUTING HIM. INSULATING GLOVES WERE NOT BEING USED. THE EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN WORKING AT THIS TRADE FOR 3 WEEKS AND HAD RECEIVED SOME ON-THE-JOB TRAINING.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, E GI VII, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRONIC TECHNICN, ELECTRONIC WORK, MICROWAVE OVEN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2231140			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electronic repairers, communica. & indus. equip.

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.