Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201081304 - electric shock - direct contact with energized conductor

Accident Summary Nr: 201081304 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 08/21/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125774505	10/22/1998	5083	0	Kuckenbecker Tractor Co

Abstract: An employee was assigned to weld a metal plate to the inside of the exit chute of a New Holland hay bailer. The job was not a routine assignment for the employee, but no job briefing was conducted. The employee had to lie on his stomach within the exit chute to weld the plate. He was using an electric arc welder. The employee apparently contacted the energized welding rod and was electrocuted. There were electrical burns on his face.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125774505			Fatality	Electric Shock	Welders and cutters

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