OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14461404
CARIBBEAN INDUSTRIAL CONST CO INC
VEGA BAJA, PR—
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS
Investigation abstract
Four employees were assigned to dismantle metal shelves and store them in a buil ies. ding that was to be used as a warehouse. The employees were working in the open, in front of the warehouse, when it began raining heavily. Because the door to t he warehouse was locked, the employees ran for shelter in a metal cabinet housin g transformers. The transformer cabinet was marked "Restricted Area" and "High V oltage." The back door of the cabinet was open, exposing bare, energized conduct ors. Apparently, one of the employees stepped into the cabinet and contacted the 13-kilovolt conductors. He was electrocuted. A second employee also contacted e nergized parts and received an electric shock. He was hospitalized for his injur
Victims (3)
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#1 Fatality Age 32 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 7
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 599
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 17
- Hazardous substance
- 8870
- Task assigned
- 2
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#2 Hospitalized Age 28 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 21
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 599
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 17
- Hazardous substance
- 8870
- Task assigned
- 2
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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