Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201340643 - Electric Shock - Direct Contact With Energized Conductor
Accident: 201340643 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 07/08/1999 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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302754486 | 07/09/1999 | 7948 | Wichita Greyhound Park. Inc | ||||
An employee was performing maintenance on an electronic trip switch for a rabbit lure. The switch was located on the lure rails. The employee was leaning over rails with a pair of pliers, when he dropped them between the 140-volt, 100-ampere rails. He bent over to retrieve the pliers and contacted one of the rails. He was electrocuted. | |||||||
Keywords:
e gi iv, electrical, electrocuted, electrical work, runway conductor, lockout
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 302754486 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Occupation not reported |