Accident Report Detail

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 921353 - Electric Shock - Ground Fault In Cord Set

**Accident: 921353 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 09/22/1995**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
116508144	09/25/1995	1711	Walker Plumbing

An employee was installing a water line in the crawl space beneath a house. He connected some extension cord sets to a receptacle outlet to supply electric power and light to the space. One of the cords was lying in water, and the employee was electrocuted as he worked in the crawl space. (No ground fault circuit interrupter was protecting the circuit.)

Keywords: e gi v, electrical, cord set, electrocuted, ground fault, equipment grounding, plumbing, crawl space, water

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	116508144			Fatality	Electric Shock	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters

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