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Accident Summary Nr: 772483 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS THRU HAND TOOL

Accident Summary Nr: 772483 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 09/25/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102253770	09/26/1989	1731	0	Vernon Lofties Electrical & Refrigeration

Abstract: AN ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR WAS INSTALLING A 480-VOLT, 10-HORSEPOWER AIR COMPRESSOR IN AN EQUIPMENT ROOM IN A GLASS TEMPERING PLANT. THERE WERE THREE CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES ON SITE (INCLUDING THE CONTRACTOR HIMSELF), BUT THE CONTRACTOR WAS THE ONLY ELECTRICIAN. THE CONTRACTOR MADE ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE PLANT EQUIPMENT OPERATOR TO DEENERGIZE THE ELECTRICAL POWER SO THAT THE AIR COMPRESSOR COULD BE INSTALLED. THE CONTRACTOR HAD RUN CONDUIT, INSTALLED A PANELBOARD AND AN ELECTRICAL BOX FOR THE DISCONNECTING MEANS, AND PULLED AND CONNECTED ALL WIRING. THE CONTRACTOR NOTIFIED THE PLANT OPERATOR THAT HE WAS GOING TO DEENERGIZE THE POWER SO THAT HE COULD CONNECT THE COMPRESSOR. ON RETURNING TO THE EQUIPMENT ROOM TO CONNECT THE COMPRESSOR WIRING TO A 480-VOLT PANELBOARD, THE CONTRACTOR NEGLECTED TO OPERATE THE DISCONNECTING MEANS TO DEENERGIZE THE CIRCUIT. WHEN THE CONTRACTOR PLACED AN ALLEN WRENCH INTO THE PANELBOARD, HE WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Keywords: E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, PANELBOARD, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, HAND TOOL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102253770			Fatality	Electric Shock	Chief exec's & gen'l administrators, public admin.

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