Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200821106 - Electric Shock & Burn - Contact with Energized Conductor

Accident Summary Nr: 200821106 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 03/10/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304156888	04/12/2001	1629	0	Gssl - Joint Venture

Abstract: The employee was stripping the insulation from a conductor as he was rewiring some equipment. He received an electric shock and sustained minor burns on his thumb. He had followed lockout procedures. However, postaccident investigation by the company discovered a jumper in the control box. The jumper should have been removed before the machine left the factory. When another unit was energized, voltage fed back through the jumper, energizing the machine's wiring. (The wiring was deenergized at the time the machine was locked out.)

Keywords: BURN, VOLTAGE BACKFEED, E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerplant		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304156888			Non Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Not specified mechanics and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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