Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201270204 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN WELDING MACHINE

Accident Summary Nr: 201270204 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 09/17/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109675678	09/18/1996	3341	0	Decatur Aluminum Corp.

Abstract: An employee was electrocuted when he put one hand on the chassis of an ungrounded welding machine while his other hand was touching a metal rack. A ground fault had apparently energized the frame of the welding machine.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, E GI VII, ELECTROCUTED, WELDER, WELDING, GROUND FAULT, EQUIPMENT GROUNDING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109675678			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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