Accident Report Detail
Accident: 14383541 - Electric Shock - Ground Fault In Cord Connector
Accident: 14383541 -- Report ID: 0524530 -- Event Date: 10/29/1993 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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106557325 | 10/30/1993 | 3351 | Cerro Copper Products Co. | ||||
A THREE-PERSON CREW WAS INSTALLING A CORD- AND PLUG-CONNECTED SUMP PUMP IN A PIT. ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES PICKED UP THE CONNECTOR ON THE END OF AN ENERGIZED 480-VOLT EXTENSION CORD SET AND THEN TOUCHED A GROUNDED METAL FIXTURE. HE WAS ELECTROCUTED. THE CORD SET WAS JOB MADE, AND AN UNGROUNDED CIRCUIT CONDUCTOR HAD BEEN CONNECTED TO A TERMINAL IN THE CONNECTOR THAT WAS INTENDED FOR THE EQUIPMENT GROUNDING CONDUCTOR. | |||||||
Keywords:
electrical, cord set, e gi vii, electrocuted, ground fault, cord connector, equipment grounding
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 106557325 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Occupation not reported |