Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 754523 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

Accident Summary Nr: 754523 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 09/09/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119987477	09/15/1992	1623	0	Pcl Civil Constructors Inc

Abstract: AN EMPLOYEE WAS ASSIGNED TO TEST THE INTEGRITY OF 96-INCH-DIAMETER REINFORCED CONCRETE PIPE JOINTS IN A WATER PIPELINE. HE WAS USING A HIGH-VOLTAGE, LOW-CURRENT TESTER, KNOWN AS A HOLIDAY DETECTOR. TO PERFORM A TEST, THE PIPE TO BE TESTED IS GROUNDED, AND AN ELECTRODE (WAND) ON THE 12-KILOVOLT, 0.25-AMPERE TESTER IS RUN THROUGH THE SURFACE OF THE JOINT MATERIAL. THE TESTER IS DESIGNED TO DETECT BREAKS OR FLAWS IN THE JOINT. THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK WHILE HE WAS USING THE DEVICE, POSSIBLY DUE TO CONTACT WITH THE ELECTRODE. HE WAS HOSPITALIZED OVERNIGHT FOR OBSERVATION AND RETURNED TO WORK THE NEXT DAY. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TESTER CLAIMED THAT THE ELECTRIC SHOCK DELIVERED BY THE DEVICE WAS SIMILAR TO THE SPARK OF AN AUTOMOTIVE IGNITION SYSTEM AND WAS NOT INJURIOUS.

Keywords: E GI V, ELECTRICAL, UNGUARDED LIVE PARTS, ELECTRIC SHOCK, EQUIPMENT APPROVAL, ELEC EQUIPMENT--MISC

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119987477			Non Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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