OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14491294

CLIFFSIDE OFFICE SUPPLY CORP.

SOUTH HACKENSACK, NJ— 1985-07-12T00:00:00

Event: E GI V, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, GROUND FAULT, EQUIPMENT GROUNDING, ELEC EQUIPMENT--MISC
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #2032019
Employer profile: CLIFFSIDE OFFICE SUPPLY CORP.
Summary number: 14491294
Report ID: 214500

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN UTILIZATION EQUIPMENT

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE WAS REPOSITIONING A CHELSEA PEDESTAL FLOOR FAN (MODEL NO. 7-136032-0 1). HE LEANED OVER A METAL CONVEYOR AND GRABBED THE POLE OF THE FAN. THE EMPLOYE E WAS WEARING SHORTS AND WAS LEANING WITH HIS LEGS TOUCHING THE CONVEYOR. HE REC EIVED A SEVERE ELECTRIC SHOCK, ALONG WITH BURNS ON HIS LEFT WRIST AND LEGS. OTHE R EMPLOYEES TRIED TO REVIVE HIM, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE GROUNDING PRONG WAS BROKEN OFF THE FAN'S ATTACHMENT PLUG, AND THE ON-OFF SWITCH WAS NOT OPERATIVE. AN INTE RNAL FAULT HAD DEVELOPED IN THE FAN, POSSIBLY BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY SWITCH. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 30 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
5

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
999

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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