Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170155360 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN LATHE

Accident Summary Nr: 170155360 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 08/26/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112213632	08/27/1990	5531	0	Winston Tire Co.

Abstract: AN EMPLOYEE RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK AS HE WAS MOUNTING A ROTOR ON A LATHE. THE LATHE, WHICH HAD NO GROUNDING BLADE ON THE ATTACHMENT PLUG ON ITS POWER SUPPLY CORD, WAS NOT GROUNDED. (THE EMPLOYER WAS REPLACING THE PLUG WHEN THE INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED.) A MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIAN COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE GROUND FAULT IN THE LATHE.

Keywords: E GI V, ELECTRICAL, ATTACHMENT PLUG, GROUND FAULT, EQUIPMENT GROUNDING, ELECTRIC SHOCK, ELEC EQUIPMENT--MISC

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112213632			Non Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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