Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201861036 - Electric Shock - Ground Fault in Motor

Accident Summary Nr: 201861036 -- Report ID: 0830100 -- Event Date: 08/12/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302890199	08/13/1999	2421	0	Specialty Wood Products

Abstract: An employee was cleaning up material. When he bent under a trim saw to clean under it, he contacted the frame of the saw and was electrocuted. A circuit conductor for a 480-volt dust collection motor had come loose and became welded to the frame of the motor. The ground fault had energized the frame of the trim saw, which had been sitting outside in the rain.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, E GI VII, ELECTROCUTED, SAW, GROUND FAULT, EQUIPMENT GROUNDING, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302890199			Fatality	Electric Shock	Laborers, except construction

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