Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200644797 - Electric Shock & Fall - Ground Fault in Welding Operation

Accident Summary Nr: 200644797 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 07/15/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313693509	07/16/2010	3321	331511	Jencast Products, Inc.

Abstract: A supervisor had just finished welding a part for a Wheelabrator blaster and had placed the electrode end of the welding lead on the floor in contact with the machine's base structure. An employee was assisting the supervisor. The employee was on the table of the blaster, starting to pick up tools. When the employee removed the ground lead, he received an electric shock. He fell from the table and struck his head on the floor. He was transported to a medical center, where he was pronounced dead.

Keywords: HEAD, E GI III, ELECTRICAL, WELDING, GROUND FAULT, WELDING CABLE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL, WELDING ELECTRODE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313693509			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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