OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14515852

YOUNGQUIST BROS INC

FT MYERS, FL— 1984-08-09T00:00:00

Event: ELECTRICAL, ELECTRIC CABLE, E GI VII, ELECTROCUTED, EQUIPMENT GROUNDING, ELECTRICAL FAULT
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #1189893
Employer profile: YOUNGQUIST BROS INC
Summary number: 14515852
Report ID: 420600

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH ACCIDENTALLY ENERGIZED PARTS

Investigation abstract

A 300-FOOT-DEEP WELL, WITH A 6-INCH-DIAMETER CASING, SUPPLIED WATER SPRINKLERS T O A VILLAGE. AN EMPLOYEE WAS ASSIGNED TO REPAIR A WATER LEAK AT THE WELL HEAD. A N ELECTRIC CABLE ENTERED THE WELL HEAD TO PROVIDE POWER FOR A PUMP LOCATED 105 F EET INTO THE WELL. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REPAIR THE LEAK, WHICH OCCURED WHERE THE CABLE ENTERED THE WELL HEAD, THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED. THE METAL PARTS OF T HE WELL HEAD WERE ENERGIZED AS AN EXPOSED PORTION OF THE ENERGIZED CONDUCTOR WAS CONTACTING THEM.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 21 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
12

Source
15

Occupation code
999

Human factor
10

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1

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