OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14346258

BARNEYS PLUMBING

DEBARY, FL— 1985-07-17T00:00:00

Event: RECEPTACLE, ELECTRICAL, REVERSE POLARITY, CORD SET, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRIC SAW, E C, GROUND FAULT
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #2460814
Employer profile: BARNEYS PLUMBING
Summary number: 14346258
Report ID: 420600

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN ELECTRIC SAW

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN ELECTRIC SAW. THE SAW, WHICH HAD A METAL FRAME, WAS PLU GGED INTO AN EXTENSION CORD SET. THE CORD SET WAS, IN TURN, CONNECTED TO A RECEP TACLE THAT HAD ITS POLARITY REVERSED. THE SAW DEVELOPED A GROUND FAULT, WHICH EN ERGIZED ITS FRAME. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED WHEN HE HELD THE SAW AND A GROU NDED COPPER PIPE AT THE SAME TIME.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 26 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
13

Source
21

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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