Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170126825 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

Accident Summary Nr: 170126825 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 07/17/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115051575	07/20/1993	3089	0	Kalona Plastics Inc.

Abstract: An employee relieved the regular operator of an injection molding machine so that the operator could take a break. The employee took the battery case from the machine and put on the test leads adjacent to the press. Water was on the floor where the employee was standing. He was electrocuted when he contacted energized parts on the 20-kilovolt tester.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, E GI VII, ELECTROCUTED, TEST EQUIPMENT, WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115051575			Fatality	Electric Shock	Molding and casting machine operators

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