OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14541809
WHITEHEAD ELECTRIC CO.
ATLANTA, GA—
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH LIVE PARTS
Investigation abstract
AN ELECTRICIAN HAD REMOVED A TEMPORARY LIGHTING FIXTURE IN AN OCCUPIED OFFICE AN D WAS INSTALLING A JUNCTION BOX FOR A PERMANENT FIXTURE. NO LOCKOUT OR TAGGING P ROCEDURE WAS BEING USED. HE WAS DEPENDING ON THE WALL SWITCH TO ISOLATE THE CIRC UIT. BETWEEN THE TIME THE TEMPORARY FIXTURE WAS REMOVED AND THE TIME HE STARTED TO WIRE THE BOX, THE WALL SWITCH HAD BEEN TURNED "ON", ENERGIZING THE CIRCUIT. A PPARENTLY, HE HELD HE BOX IN ONE HAND AND THE CONDUCTOR IN THE OTHER AS HE INSER TED THE CONDUCTOR INTO THE BOX. BURN MARKS INDICATED THAT CURRENT FROM THE 277-V OLT CIRCUIT FLOWED FROM HAND TO HAND. HE WAS ELECTROCUTED.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 34 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 575
- Human factor
- 13
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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