Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170158877 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS THRU TOOL

Accident Summary Nr: 170158877 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 03/17/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112113998	03/18/1991	2911	0	Chevron Products Company

Abstract: An employee was working with an oxy-fuel igniter for a sulfur furnace in a refinery. The employee, who was wearing leather work gloves, was standing on a metal grating work surface. He contacted an uninsulated 10-kilovolt feed conductor for a spark plug with a crescent wrench he was holding in his right hand. His left hand was touching the grating. He received an electric shock and burns on his right index finger and on the tip of his left little finger. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: BURN, ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, ELECTRIC SHOCK, HAND TOOL, ELEC EQUIPMENT--MISC

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112113998			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Miscellaneous plant and system operators

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