Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170087191 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN CRANE

Accident Summary Nr: 170087191 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 06/30/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116312745	07/02/1997	7389	0	Tindall Record Storage

Abstract: An employee of a record storage company was retrieving a box of archived records for a rush order. He was operating a Hartman Cubestacker crane. The crane was powered by 480-volt three-phase runway conductors located near the ceiling. The employee had moved the crane about 9.1 meters down the aisle. The overhead collectors became misaligned and caused a ground fault. The employee was electrocuted.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, E GI VII, ELECTROCUTED, RUNWAY CONDUCTOR, GROUND FAULT, EQUIPMENT GROUNDING, CRANE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	116312745			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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