Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170341713 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

Accident Summary Nr: 170341713 -- Report ID: 0317700 -- Event Date: 06/19/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106467012	06/20/1995	2672	0	Mactac

Abstract: An employee was testing an electrical system to determine the cause of a voltage loss on a maintenance room air conditioner. He placed the positive lead of his Fluke voltage tester on a 12-kilovolt-to-ground contact and the negative lead on a metal cabinet. He contacted energized parts of the circuit and was electrocuted. (He was pronounced dead at a hospital 54 minutes after the accident.)

Keywords: E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, TEST EQUIPMENT, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, UNTRAINED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106467012			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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