Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 891655 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH WELDING LEAD

Accident Summary Nr: 891655 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 07/21/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119513521	07/21/1992	1623	0	Calvert Utilities, Inc.

Abstract: AN EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING BEAMS IN THE BOTTOM OF AN EXCAVATION. GROUND WATER IN THE BOTTOM OF THE 8-FOOT-DEEP EXCAVATION WAS BEING PUMPED OUT. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING RUBBER BOOTS, LEATHER GLOVES, AND A WELDING FACE SHIELD. HE WAS USING A 40-VOLT, 250-AMPERE HOBART WELDER. THE WELDING CABLES WERE CRACKED AND TAPED. IN SPITE OF THE TAPE, THE COPPER CONDUCTOR WAS EXPOSED IN THE WELDING LEAD. THE EMPLOYEE LAID THE WELDING ELECTRODE DOWN AND TOUCHED A METAL BEAM WITH HIS RIGHT ARM. THE EXPOSED CONDUCTOR WAS ALSO IN CONTACT WITH THIS BEAM, AND THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK. HE WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR HIS INJURY.

Keywords: E GI III, ELECTRICAL, WELDER, WELDING, WET OPERATION, WELDING CABLE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119513521			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Welders and cutters

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