Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200640969 - electric shock - direct contact with energized parts

Accident Summary Nr: 200640969 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 07/11/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301877650	07/14/1998	1799	0	Wellons Inc.

Abstract: An employee was welding a gusset for a fan support. He was working in the plenum chamber of a wood-drying kiln, where temperatures exceeded 43 degrees Celsius. Lying directly on metal steam coils, he was perspiring heavily. He apparently contacted the welding electrode and was electrocuted.

Keywords: E GI III, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, WELDER, WELDING, WELDING ELECTRODE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301877650			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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