Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 568873 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CAUSE UNKNOWN

Accident Summary Nr: 568873 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 01/30/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107608150	01/31/1991	1731	0	David Rowland Electric, Inc.

Abstract: A CREW OF EMPLOYEES WAS TROUBLESHOOTING A FURNACE. ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES, THE OWNER OF THE COMPANY, ENTERED A HIGH VOLTAGE ROOM THOUGH A CONTROL ROOM TO MANUALLY PULL THE CIRCUIT BREAKER TO THE FURNACE. AFTER PULLING THE BREAKER, THE 33-YEAR-OLD EMPLOYEE WAS ON HIS WAY BACK TO THE FURNACE, AND HE AGAIN PASSED THROUGH THE CONTROL ROOM. THE EMPLOYEE DROPPED DEAD IN THE CONTROL ROOM. ACCORDING TO THE AUTOPSY, THE CAUSE OF DEATH COULD HAVE BEEN LOW VOLTAGE ELECTROCUTION. HOWEVER, THE CAUSE OF THE POSSIBLE ELECTRIC SHOCK COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.

Keywords: E GI III, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, UNGUARDED LIVE PARTS, UNTRAINED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107608150			Fatality	Electric Shock	Chief exec's & gen'l administrators, public admin.

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