Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170616205 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN CORD CONNECTOR OR PLUG

Accident Summary Nr: 170616205 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 08/01/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120182613	08/03/1995	1799	0	Enterprise Co.

Abstract: An employee was preparing to start a welding job. He was positioning the welder and setting it up for the job. He sat down on a steel metal plate spanning a conveyor. He unplugged a red Lincoln Ideal Arc Welder. He then grabbed the power supply cord for a gray Lincoln R35-600 welder and an energized cord. The employee, who was not wearing gloves at the time, was electrocuted as he plugged the welder into the cord connector.

Keywords: RECEPTACLE, ELECTRICAL, E GI VII, ELECTROCUTED, GROUND FAULT, CORD CONNECTOR, EQUIPMENT GROUNDING, ELECTRIC CORD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120182613			Fatality	Electric Shock	Millwrights

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