Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201924172 - Employee Is Electrocuted by Welding Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 201924172 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 07/13/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310263652	07/13/2007	3599	332710	Moores Machine Shop

Abstract: On July 13, 2007, Employee #1 was tacking 4 ft by 8 ft sections of expanded metal to the floor of a new compressor building. He was using a Miller Electric Welding machine, Model Number Dialarc 250 AC/DC in the DC mode. He was sitting on the grounded metal surface when his chest made contact with the welding electrode in its holder. Employee #1 became the path to ground and was electrocuted.

Keywords: CHEST, SHOCK, ELECTROCUTED, WELDER, WELDING, ELECTRIC SHOCK, WELDING ELECTRODE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310263652			Fatality	Electric Shock	Welders and cutters

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