Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170830699 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN VACUUM CLEANER

Accident Summary Nr: 170830699 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 10/22/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119547073	10/23/1995	5731	0	Circuit City Stores,Inc.

Abstract: A sales associate was vacuuming the carpeting of a general office area. He was using a Panasonic Quickdraw vacuum cleaner (Model No. M65995, Serial No. DD4332533) to perform this task. The 9-ampere vacuum cleaner was plugged into a 120-volt, 15-ampere receptacle outlet. A ground fault in the unit's switch energized the metal handle and electrocuted the employee.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, ELECTRIC SWITCH, E GI VII, ELECTROCUTED, GROUND FAULT, EQUIPMENT GROUNDING, ELEC EQUIPMENT--MISC

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119547073			Fatality	Electric Shock	Sales workers, radio, TV, hi-fi and appliances

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