Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202344826 - Employee Is Electrocuted by Pulverizer Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 202344826 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 09/30/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307999227	10/01/2004	3089	326199	Rotonics Manufacturing Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 12:45 p.m. on September 30, 2004, Employee #1, a maintenance foreman, was notified that a pulverizer machine was sparking. He entered the pulverizer area and noticed that a section of 480 volt conduit had separated from the machine's disconnect box. When he touched the conduit, he was electrocuted. Further investigation revealed that the machine was not running at the time of the accident. It was also revealed that the conduit ground wiring was not grounded.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, SHOCK, REPAIR, ELECTRICAL, CONDUIT, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307999227			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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