Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200553378 - Employee Is Electrocuted While Conducting Electrical Testing

Accident Summary Nr: 200553378 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 06/19/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307595207	06/21/2004	8734	541380	Electro Test, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 2:30 p.m. on June 19, 2004, Employee #1 was testing a 480-volt motor starter switch, at the prescribed voltage. The tester had a rheostat that allowed the employee to adjust the voltage and test other equipment at different voltages. Written procedure stated that when the test was completed, the user was to turn the rheostat down to zero and remove the leads by hand from the object being tested. According to interviews with other employees in the shop, Employee #1 did not turn the rheostat off before the leads were removed by hand. As result, Employee #1 was electrocuted and killed.

Keywords: ELECTRIC SWITCH, ELECTRICAL TESTING, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307595207			Fatality	Electric Shock	Misc. electrical & electronic equipment repairers

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