OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14398952

TEXAS STEEL COMPANY

FT WORTH, TX— 1984-10-09T00:00:00

Event: FUSE, ELECTRICAL, HEART ATTACK, E GI VII, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTRICAL WORK
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #686410
Employer profile: TEXAS STEEL COMPANY
Summary number: 14398952
Report ID: 626300

Event description

POSSIBLE ELECTRIC SHOCK

Investigation abstract

A 33-YEAR-OLD ELECTRICIAN WAS FOUND UNCONSCIOUS ON A CATWALK IN THE AREA WHERE H E HAD BEEN CHANGING FUSES. HE DIED OF A HEART ATTACK, WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY ELECTRIC SHOCK.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 33 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
29

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
575

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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