Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170384655 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

Accident Summary Nr: 170384655 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 07/14/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125394205	07/16/1998	2033	0	Meridian Foods Inc.

Abstract: An equipment operator was replacing a glue head on a machine while a maintenance employee was working on the machine's conveyor. A 120-volt mercury switch stop control was located near the operator's position. The machine also had a Square D disconnect switch with a single vertical handle to deenergize it. However, the employees had not deenergized the machine. As the equipment operator rose, he contacted exposed energized terminals on the mercury switch and was electrocuted.

Keywords: E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRIC SWITCH, ELECTROCUTED, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125394205			Fatality	Electric Shock	Cementing and gluing machine operators

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.