OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14464010

INDY LIGHTING INC

INDIANAPOLIS, IN— 1985-06-25T00:00:00

Event: E GI V, ELECTRICAL, TEST EQUIPMENT, UNGUARDED LIVE PARTS, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRIC SHOCK, CONCUSSION
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #2733889
Employer profile: INDY LIGHTING INC
Summary number: 14464010
Report ID: 551800

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

Investigation abstract

An employee was assembling lighting fixtures. She pushed a 277-volt fixture test er back along her worktable. While she was pushing the tester, her hands contact ed the two metal alligator clips on the test leads. She received a severe electr ic shock and a concussion.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 23 F

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
19

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
889

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
2

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