OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14327589

HAYSLIP CORPORATION

WASHINGTON, DC— 1985-07-30T00:00:00

Event: BURN, E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, FIRE, PANELBOARD, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, ELECTRIC SHOCK, ELECTRICAL FAULT, SMOKE INHALATION
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #101699213
Employer profile: HAYSLIP CORPORATION
Summary number: 14327589
Report ID: 316100

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK & BURNS - ELECTRICAL FAULT IN PANELBOARD

Investigation abstract

AN ELECTRICIAN WAS CHECKING AN ENERGIZED PANELBOARD LOCATED IN THE ELECTRICAL RO OM OF A HOTEL. AS HE WAS CHECKING THE PANELBOARD, A FAULT OCCURRED, CAUSING AN E LECTRIC ARC AND A FIRE. THE ELECTRICIAN RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK AND FIRST, SE COND, AND THIRD DEGREE BURNS TO HIS HANDS, ARMS, AND UPPER BODY. SIX OTHER WORKM EN WHO WERE IN THE AREA WERE TREATED FOR SMOKE INHALATION.

Victims (7)

#1 Hospitalized Age 60 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
9

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
575

Human factor
5

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1
#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 20 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
20

Environmental factor
7

Task assigned
1
#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 22 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
20

Environmental factor
7

Task assigned
1
#4 Non-hospitalized injury Age 23 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
20

Environmental factor
7

Task assigned
1
#5 Non-hospitalized injury Age 21 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
20

Environmental factor
7

Task assigned
1
#6 Non-hospitalized injury Age 22 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
20

Environmental factor
7

Task assigned
1
#7 Non-hospitalized injury Age 31 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
20

Environmental factor
7

Task assigned
1

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