OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14477731
G-2-S CONSTRUCTORS INC
LEWISTON, ME—
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH WELDING ELECTRODE
Investigation abstract
AN EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN USING A WELDER. HE WAS PERSPIRING AND WAS WELL GROUNDED THR OUGH HIS ABDOMEN. AS HE WAS REPLACING THE WELDER'S ELECTRODE, THE EMPLOYEE APPAR ENTLY RECEIVED A FATAL ELECTRIC SHOCK. IT IS NOT KNOWN WHETHER HE WAS WEARING GL OVES AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 22 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 12
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 599
- Human factor
- 8
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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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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