Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200200269 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED CONDUCTOR

Accident Summary Nr: 200200269 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 07/02/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300174802	07/03/1997	6798	0	Highwoods Anderson

Abstract: An employee was assigned to troubleshoot a heating, air conditioning, and ventilation unit that was not cooling properly. The employee diagnosed the problem as a bad compressor. He unbolted the compressor from its base and disconnected the supervisory switch from the compressor. As he was removing the compressor from the unit, he contacted the conductors to the switch. The conductors were energized, and the employee was electrocuted.

Keywords: COMPRESSOR, REPAIR, E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRIC SWITCH, ELECTROCUTED, LOCKOUT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300174802			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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