OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14456008
AMAX MAGNESIUM
GRANTSVILLE, UT—
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH LIVE PARTS
Investigation abstract
AN EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING AND REPAIRING THE HEATERS IN FOUR SECTIONS OF AN ANODE PICKLING TANK. HE HAD WORKED ON THE HEATERS FOR SECTIONS #1 AND #2. THE DISCONNE CTING SWITCHES FOR THESE HEATERS HAD BEEN TURNED OFF. HE WAS ON THE PLATFORM WOR KING ON THE HEATER FOR SECTION #3 WHEN THERE WAS A FLASH AND HE YELLED. A COWORK ER IN THE ROOM RAN OVER AND TURNED THE DISCONNECTING SWITCH FOR THE HEATER FOR S ECTION #3 OFF. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE TO INDICATE THAT LOCKS HAD BEEN PLACED ON O N THE DISCONNECTING SWITCHES WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE HEATERS. THE EMPLOYEE WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR ELECTRIC SHOCK.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 29 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 12
- Event type
- 6
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 533
- Human factor
- 13
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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