Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 942573 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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110064607 | 10/10/1990 | 7699 | 0 | Bernard Bowen, Inc. |
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
110064615 | 10/11/1990 | 3842 | 0 | Ethicon, Inc. |
Abstract: TWO EMPLOYEES WERE REINSULATING A DE-AERATOR LOCATED ON A SUSPENDED CATWALK AND PLATFORM IN A BOILER ROOM. AS ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES CLIMBED BEHIND THE DE-AERATOR, WHICH WAS ABOUT 12 INCHES FROM THE WALL TO ITS INSULATION, HE CONTACTED A SOCKET-TYPE LIGHTING FIXTURE. THE SOCKET CONTAINED A BROKEN LIGHT BULB, WITH THE BARE FILAMENT PROTRUDING, AND THE FIXTURE WAS ENERGIZED. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 110064607 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Occupation not reported | ||
2 | 110064615 | Occupation Not Listed |