Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170080873 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN HANDLAMP

Accident Summary Nr: 170080873 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 07/12/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107636839	07/15/1993	7363	0	Area Labor Services, Inc.

Abstract: A tank cleaner was working in a ballast tank of a tugboat. He was shoveling scale out of the bottom of the tank. To perform this task, the employee would fill a 5-gallon bucket, and a coworker above would pull the bucket up by rope and empty it. The tank cleaner was using a 120-volt drop light for illumination. The light was hooked by the access ladder. As the coworker was pulling up the bucket, it got caught on the ladder. The tank cleaner went to free it. The light bulb apparently broke, and the internal energized parts contacted the wire bulb cage. This energized the guard, and the extension cord set supplying the light did not provide an equipment grounding conductor. The tank cleaner apparently touched the bulb guard (there were burn marks found on the little finger and palm of his hand) and was electrocuted.

Keywords: E GI V, ELECTRICAL, CORD SET, ELECTROCUTED, TANK CLEANING, GROUND FAULT, EQUIPMENT GROUNDING, ELECTRIC LIGHT--PORT, TANK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107636839			Fatality	Electric Shock	Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners

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