Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201103066 - Employee's Injured by Electric Shock While Welding

Accident Summary Nr: 201103066 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 08/01/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125746735	01/15/2003	2542	332996	Andersen Rack Systems, Inc.

Abstract: On August 1, 2002, Employee #1 an experienced welder, was working for a steel fabricator company. Employee #1 was using a Miller-Delta wire feed tack welder to tack .125-in. L brackets onto a .25-in. piece of angle iron. While Employee #1 was tacking the L bracket onto the angle iron, they became part of the grounding system and he was shocked. Employee was hospitalized, where he was treated for his injuries.

Keywords: STEEL, WELDER, WELDING, GROUND FAULT, IRON, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125746735			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Welders and cutters

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