Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 201353869 - Employee Suffers Electrical Shock, Later Dies
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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311822761 | 07/27/2009 | 8744 | 561210 | Pri/Del-Jen A Services Jv |
Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were to install a new capacitor in a capacitor bank. Both employees were high voltage electricians. They did not conduct a job briefing prior to beginning this work. The power to the capacitor bank had not been disconnected and tagged. Employee #1 and the coworker did not verify that the capacitor bank and its related equipment were deenergized. When Employee #1 was connecting the wire from the oil switch to the fuse on the capacitor, he received an electrical shock, and went into cardiac arrest. Employee #1 was taken to a local hospital, and died.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 311822761 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Supervisors; electricians & power transm. install. |