Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200260222 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

Accident Summary Nr: 200260222 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 10/03/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116486036	10/03/1997	2531	0	Virco Manufacturing Corporation

Abstract: An employee working from a 3-meter-tall stepladder was installing a 120-volt squirrel-cage fan on the exterior of an expanded metal enclosure. The cover on the enclosure had been removed, but the employee had not deenergized the circuit. He slipped and lost his balance. In trying to regain his balance, he contacted a 10-kilovolt capacitor in the enclosure. He died of his injuries 17 days after the accident.

Keywords: FAN, E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, STEPLADDER, ELECTROCUTED, CAPACITOR, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, LOST BALANCE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	116486036			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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