Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 607341 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN SUMP PUMP
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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101280006 | 03/14/1988 | 4911 | 0 | Georgia Power Company |
Abstract: AN ELECTRIC UTILITY EMPLOYEE WAS IN AN UNDERGROUND VAULT CHECKING TRANSFORMER READINGS. THE VAULT CONTAINED, AMONG OTHER THINGS, AN ELECTRIC SUMP PUMP. THE PUMP HAD BEEN INOPERATIVE FOR 5 YEARS; THE FUSES PROTECTING ITS CIRCUIT HAD OPENED. HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF THE DAMP CONDITIONS, THE ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE PUMP WAS NOT ENTIRELY INTERRUPTED, EVEN WITH THE FUSES REMOVED. A LEAD SHEATH HAD WORN THROUGH ALLOWING ONE OF THE 240-VOLT CONDUCTORS TO SHORT OUT, ENERGIZING THE FRAME OF THE PUMP AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUS. THE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING IN 3 FEET OF WATER, WEARING HIP WADERS, WHEN HE CONTACTED THE SUMP PUMP. THE EMPLOYEE WAS NOT RETRIEVED FROM THE SPACE FOR ABOUT 1.5 HOURS. HE HAD BEEN ELECTROCUTED.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 101280006 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Occupation not reported |