Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201760170 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED CONDUCTOR

Accident Summary Nr: 201760170 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 11/18/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301306957	12/03/1996	7363	0	Minute Man Of America Inc.

Abstract: An employee of a temporary employment agency was working on a drum-filling platform, moving empty drums. A second worker, employed by SouthCoast Terminals, had been working on a motor adjacent to the platform. The second employee had pulled a motor off the adjacent platform and had left the energized motor supply conductors exposed. As the first employee climbed onto his work platform, he contacted the 480-volt conductors and was electrocuted.

Keywords: E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, LOCKOUT, UNGUARDED LIVE PARTS, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301306957			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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