Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 900209 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN CORD SET

Accident Summary Nr: 900209 -- Report ID: 0355114 -- Event Date: 10/24/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123686941	10/25/1994	8711	0	Philips Cartner Co.Inc.

Abstract: An engineer was working from a 6-foot-tall metal ladder, changing computer conductors through the ceiling and down to a receptacle. An 8-foot-long extension cord set plugged into a wall receptacle outlet was touching the metal ladder. The insulation on the cord was damaged, and the exposed conductors were touching the ladder. The employee was electrocuted, apparently when he contacted the ceiling grid.

Keywords: E GI V, ELEC INSULATION, ELECTRICAL, CORD SET, ELECTROCUTED, GROUND FAULT, METAL LADDER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123686941			Fatality	Electric Shock	Marine engineers and naval architects

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