Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 775536 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN ATTACHMENT PLUG

Accident Summary Nr: 775536 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 09/21/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107505703	09/21/1990	1381	0	Triad Drilling, Inc.

Abstract: TWO EMPLOYEES, WITHOUT TRAINING OR EXPERIENCE, WERE ASSIGNED TO FIND A WORKING LIGHTING FIXTURE AND INSTALL IT ON THE SUBSTRUCTURE OF A TRIAD DRILLING RIG. THE EMPLOYEES CONNECTED THE UNGROUNDED CIRCUIT CONDUCTOR TO THE BLADE FOR THE EQUIPMENT GROUNDING CONDUCTOR ON THE ATTACHMENT PLUG OF AN APPLETON LIGHTING FIXTURE. WHEN ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES HELD THE METAL FIXTURE IN ONE HAND WHILE HE PLUGGED IT INTO A 30-AMPERE CIRCUIT WITH THE OTHER HAND, HE WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Keywords: E GI III, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, ATTACHMENT PLUG, GROUND FAULT, EQUIPMENT GROUNDING, UNTRAINED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107505703			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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