Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 594051 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT

Accident Summary Nr: 594051 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 12/21/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106310022	01/18/1989	5984	0	Herring Gas Company, Inc.

Abstract: AN EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A LIQUID PETROLEUM GAS SERVICE AT A MOBILE HOME TRAILER SITE. THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK WHEN HE CONTACTED A GAS PIPE THAT HAD BECOME ENERGIZED. (THE REPORT DID NOT STATE HOW THE PIPE HAD BECOME ENERGIZED.) THE EMPLOYEE WAS ABLE TO FREE HIMSELF FROM THE PIPE. HE REPORTED THE INJURY TO HIS EMPLOYER AND RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT. THE 35-YEAR-OLD EMPLOYEE DIED SEVERAL DAYS LATER OF APPARENT HEART FAILURE.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, E GI VII, ELECTROCUTED, GROUND FAULT, METAL PIPE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106310022			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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