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Accident: 992313 - Electric Shock - Ground Fault In Electric Radiator

Accident: 992313 -- Report ID: 0253690 -- Event Date: 02/14/1988
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
10221831003/02/19889224Newburgh Fire Dept Public Safety Bldg
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
10221833603/09/19889224Quassaick Bridge Fire Dist Eng Co
A fire department responded to a three-alarm fire. Ten firefighters were injured as they fought the fire. Several suffered burns, bruises, and cuts. One firefighter received an electric shock when he contacted the frame of an electric radiator that had apparently been energized by a ground fault. He was hospitalized for his injury. A second firefighter sprained his back. He was treated at a hospital and released. Two other firefighters also received electric shocks.
Keywords: firefighter, electrical, e gi vii, fire, back, ground fault, equipment grounding, electric shock, sprain, elec equipment--misc
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 102218310 Non Hospitalized injury Strain/Sprain Firefighting occupations
2 102218310 Non Hospitalized injury Burn/Scald(Heat) Firefighting occupations
3 102218310 Non Hospitalized injury Burn/Scald(Heat) Firefighting occupations
4 102218310 Non Hospitalized injury Burn/Scald(Heat) Firefighting occupations
5 102218310 Non Hospitalized injury Bruise/Contus/Abras Firefighting occupations
6 102218310 Non Hospitalized injury Cut/Laceration Firefighting occupations
7 102218336 Non Hospitalized injury Electric Shock Firefighting occupations
8 102218336 Non Hospitalized injury Electric Shock Firefighting occupations
9 102218336 Non Hospitalized injury Poisoning(Systemic) Firefighting occupations
10 102218336 Hospitalized injury Electric Shock Firefighting occupations

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