OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14491328

GENERAL FOAM CORP

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ— 1984-08-02T00:00:00

Event: LIGHTING CIRCUIT, E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, LIGHTING FIXTURE, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #1029834
Employer profile: GENERAL FOAM CORP
Summary number: 14491328
Report ID: 214500

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON FLUORESCENT LIGHTING FIXTURES (REPLACING BALLASTS). A NOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS ENERGIZING AND DEENERGIZING THE LIGHTING CIRCUITS IN RESPONS E TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE FIRST EMPLOYEE. THE FIRST EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED W HEN HE STARTED TO WORK ON AN ENERGIZED CIRCUIT THAT HE PRESUMABLY THOUGHT WAS DE ENERGIZED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 34 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
12

Event type
14

Source
15

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
2

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