Accident Report Detail
Accident: 638833 - Electric Shock - Ground Fault In Conduit
Accident: 638833 -- Report ID: 0213600 -- Event Date: 08/24/1998 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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114125891 | 08/25/1998 | 2022 | Empire Cheese Inc. | ||||
An employee was changing a filter on an ultraviolet liquid-purifying machine. The machine was used to kill bacteria in a circulating brine solution in a cheese manufacturing plant. Standing on a wet floor, the employee contacted a stainless steel conduit. The conduit was not effectively grounded, and a ground fault caused by a conductor with defective insulation energized the conduit to 650 volts. The employee was electrocuted. | |||||||
Keywords:
elec insulation, electrical, conduit, e gi vii, electrocuted, ground fault, equipment grounding, electric conductor
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 114125891 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Occupation not reported |