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Accident Summary Nr: 201080975 - electric shock - ground fault in nonlisted, home-made equip

Accident Summary Nr: 201080975 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 05/19/1998
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
30079595205/20/199873890Sparkle Tile

Abstract: An employee of a pool- and tile-cleaning service was cleaning a swimming pool located at a residence. He was cleaning pool tiles with a home-made, unlisted, glass-bead-type blaster that was electrically powered. The machine was positioned next to the pool and plugged into a 125-volt receptacle outlet at the residence. While he was standing inside the pool cleaning the tile, he pulled the machine into the pool. The machine was not protected by a ground-fault-circuit interrupter, and the circuit breaker on the household circuit did not trip. The employee was electrocuted as he was trying to crawl out of the pool.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, E GI VII, ELECTROCUTED, GROUND FAULT, WET OPERATION, EQUIPMENT APPROVAL, ELEC EQUIPMENT--MISC, WATER

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 300795952 Fatality Electric Shock Laborers, except construction

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