Inspection Detail
Inspection Information - Office: Fairview Heights | ||||
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Nr: 106557325 | Report ID: 0524530 | Open Date: 10/30/1993 | ||
Cerro Copper Products Co. | ||||
Il Route 3, Alton & Southern Tracks Sauget, IL 62201 | Union Status: Union | |||
SIC: 3351/Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding Of Copper | ||||
Mailing: P.O. Box 66800, St. Louis, MO 63166 | ||||
Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | Y | |
Ownership: | Private | |||
Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 02/17/1994 | |
Planning Guide: | Safety-Manufacturing | Close Case: | 02/18/1994 | |
Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
Accident | 360385546 |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
Summary Nr: 14383541 | Event: 10/29/1993 | Electric Shock - Ground Fault In Cord Connector | ||||
A THREE-PERSON CREW WAS INSTALLING A CORD- AND PLUG-CONNECTED SUMP PUMP IN A PIT. ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES PICKED UP THE CONNECTOR ON THE END OF AN ENERGIZED 480-VOLT EXTENSION CORD SET AND THEN TOUCHED A GROUNDED METAL FIXTURE. HE WAS ELECTROCUTED. THE CORD SET WAS JOB MADE, AND AN UNGROUNDED CIRCUIT CONDUCTOR HAD BEEN CONNECTED TO A TERMINAL IN THE CONNECTOR THAT WAS INTENDED FOR THE EQUIPMENT GROUNDING CONDUCTOR. | ||||||
Keywords: electrical, cord set, e gi vii, electrocuted, ground fault, cord connector, equipment grounding | ||||||
Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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1 | 106557325 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Occupation not reported |