Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200260693 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

Accident Summary Nr: 200260693 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 08/04/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123445793	08/05/1999	2035	0	Bryant Preserving Company, Inc.

Abstract: A maintenance worker and a helper were replacing a 120-volt, single-phase, dual-capacitor electric motor that had been smoking. The maintenance worker deenergized the circuit and disconnected the wiring to the motor. However, he did not discharge the capacitors or cap the conductors. When the helper began to unbolt the motor from its mounts, he contacted the motor conductors. The capacitors, which combined could store a charge of up to 485 volts, discharged into the helper. The employee was electrocuted.

Keywords: ELECTRIC MOTOR, MAINTENANCE, E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, CAPACITOR, LOCKOUT, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123445793			Fatality	Electric Shock	Helpers, mechanics and repairers

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