OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14543276

PENN FOOTWEAR COMPANY

NANTICOKE, PA— 1985-02-28T14:45:00

Event: MAINTENANCE, E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, LOCKOUT, TRANSFORMER, ELEC EQUIPMENT--MISC
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #1798503
Employer profile: PENN FOOTWEAR COMPANY
Summary number: 14543276
Report ID: 317700

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH LIVE PARTS

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING AND ADJUSTING AN AIR HOSE CLAMP CONNECTION LOCATED NEA R THE TOP RIGHT CORNER OF A SHOE MOLDING MACHINE MANUFACTURED BY GESTA SPA ITALY . AS HE WAS REACHING FOR THE AIR CONNECTION, HIS ABDOMEN MADE CONTACT WITH A 600 -VOLT STEP-DOWN TRANSFORMER. (THE TRANSFORMER WAS LOCATED 36 INCHES ABOVE THE FL OOR, ABOUT 9 INCHES FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE MACHINE.) THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTR OCUTED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 41 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
1

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
549

Human factor
12

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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