OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14346373
BARKER'S JUNKYARD AND GARAGE, INCORPORATED
MULBERRY, FL—
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN BATTERY CHARGER
Investigation abstract
AN EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING THE REAR WHEELS FROM A CAR IN A JUNK YARD. A BATTERY CH LS. ARGER WAS CHARGING THE BATTERY IN THE CAR. THE ATTACHMENT PLUG FOR AN EXTENSION CORD SET BEING USED TO SUPPLY POWER TO THE BATTERY CHARGER WAS MISSING ITS GROUN DING BLADE, SO THE CHARGER WAS NOT GROUNDED. ADDITIONALLY, THE ATTACHMENT PLUG W AS MISSING FROM THE CHARGER'S POWER SUPPLY CORD, AND THE BATTERY CHARGER WAS CON NECTED TO THE CORD CONNECTOR ON THE CORD SET BY THE THREE BARE CONDUCTORS ON THE END OF THE POWER SUPPLY CORD. A GROUND FAULT (EITHER IN THE CONNECTION OF THE B ARE CONDUCTORS OR INTERNAL TO THE CHARGER) ENERGIZED THE FRAME OF THE CAR, AND T HE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED AS HE WAS LOOSENING THE LUG NUTS ON ONE OF THE WHEE
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 41 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 12
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 12
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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