OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14443634

DAVID M WOLFFORD & SON INC

WARRENTON, VA— 1984-07-23T00:00:00

Event: LIGHTING CIRCUIT, TEMPORARY LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, E C, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #15248347
Employer profile: DAVID M WOLFFORD & SON INC
Summary number: 14443634
Report ID: 355114

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH LIVE PARTS

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE WAS LOWERING A LAMPHOLDER ON A TEMPORARY LIGHTING CIRCUIT WHILE THE CIRCUIT WAS STILL ENERGIZED. HE CAME IN CONTACT WITH PART OF THE CIRCUIT AND REC EIVED A FATAL ELECTRIC SHOCK.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 19 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
5

Event type
2

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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