Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 886572 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT ENERGIZED WATER PIPE

Accident Summary Nr: 886572 -- Report ID: 0951510 -- Event Date: 06/01/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120631783	06/03/1994	1742	0	Insul Acoustics Inc

Abstract: An employee was erecting the third section of a mobile scaffold. An apparent ground fault had energized a copper water pipe near the scaffold. As the employee was standing on the third, or top plank, section of the scaffold, he grabbed the water pipe for balance to install the 28-foot section of planking and finish the installation. He received an electric shock and was unable to let go of the pipe. A circuit breaker tripped, deenergizing the pipe. The employee's hand released its grip, but he was rendered unconscious for 1 to 2 minutes. The employee was transported to a hospital, where he was treated for burns on his left hand and was held overnight for observation. He was released the following day.

Keywords: BURN, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, ELECTRICAL, E GI VII, GROUND FAULT, EQUIPMENT GROUNDING, ELECTRIC SHOCK, WATER PIPE, METAL PIPE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120631783			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Insulation Workers

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