Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170865935 - Employee Receives Electrical Shock, Later Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 170865935 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 01/28/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125817171	01/28/2003	3844	324121	Siemens Medical Solutions Usa Inc.

Abstract: On January 28, 2003, Employee #1, an experienced Electronic Technician, was in Test Cell Number 9 to check for an oil leak in the engineering Text Fixture. As Employee #1 reached for the oil fill port on top of the pulse tank, his left hand contacted the energized resistor bank. He received an electrical shock and was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead one hour later.

Keywords: STRUCK AGAINST, ELECTRONIC TECHNICN, ELECTRIC SHOCK, TANK, HAND, ELEC EQUIPMENT--MISC

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125817171			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electrical and electronic technicians

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