Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 157976.015 - Employee dies after being electrocuted by transformer wiring

Accident Summary Nr: 157976.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 07/11/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1682567.015	07/12/2023		221320	City Of Waterloo

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on July 11, 2023, an employee working as an electronic technician was diagnosing a fault in a blower fan. The employee contacted the wiring with his hand and was electrocuted by the step-down transformer/capacitor causing his death.

Keywords: Capacitor, Contact, Electric Shock, Electrical Wire, Electrical Work, Electrocuted, Glove, Hand, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Technician, Transformer, Troubleshooting

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1682567.015	56	M	Fatality		Electrical and electronic technicians

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