Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 594366 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN ELECTRIC SAW

Accident Summary Nr: 594366 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 04/03/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101396802	04/05/1990	2499	0	D And I Wood Products, Inc.

Abstract: AN EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING HIS FOREMAN PUT A METAL CHAIN BACK ONTO A SPROCKET FOR A 27-FOOT-LONG CONVEYOR LINE. AN APPARENT GROUND FAULT HAD OCCURRED AT AN ADJACENT (MULTI KUIN) ELECTRIC SAW TABLE, ENERGIZING THE METAL CONVEYOR. THE EMPLOYEE LAID ON HIS BACK TO PERFORM THIS JOB. WHEN HE ROTATED THE PULLEY BELT ON THE SPROCKET MOTOR, HE CONTACTED THE METAL FRAME OF THE CONVEYOR AND WAS ELECTROCUTED. THE CONVEYOR FRAME, WHICH WAS NOT EFFECTIVELY GROUNDED, WAS FOUND TO BE ENERGIZED AT 408 VOLTS TO GROUND.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101396802			Fatality	Electric Shock	Laborers, except construction

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