Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201495454 - Employee Dies from Electrical Shock

Accident Summary Nr: 201495454 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 09/28/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315072454	09/29/2011	3559	333298	Performance Welding & Machine,Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 4:30 p.m. on September 28, 2011, Employee #1, a welder, went between his electric Lincoln Electric Power MIG 255XT welder and the metal building to close the overhead door at the end of his shift. He was electrocuted, and the Fresno Fire Department and the Fresno County Coroner's Office responded at the scene. Electrical burn markings on the physical accouterments that would be expected were not revealed during the investigation.

Keywords: BURN, METAL SHOP, ELECTROCUTED, WELDER, WELDING, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315072454			Fatality	Electric Shock	Welders and cutters

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