Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 927871 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN CORD CONNECTOR

Accident Summary Nr: 927871 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 06/09/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109673590	06/09/1995	2296	0	Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

Abstract: An employee was assigned to use a creel stripper to remove waste from spools. A 75-foot-long, four-wire extension cord set was used to provide electric power to the 600-volt mobile creel stripper. A ground fault in the cord connector on the extension cord energized the connector's metal housing. The employee was electrocuted as he connected the stripper to the extension cord.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, CORD SET, E GI VII, ELECTROCUTED, GROUND FAULT, CORD CONNECTOR, EQUIPMENT GROUNDING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109673590			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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