OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14552392

WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ— 1984-11-01T00:00:00

Event: E GI II, ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, HARD HAT, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, BUSBAR, ELECTRICAL WORK, ELECTRICAL CABINET
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #663047
Employer profile: WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP
Summary number: 14552392
Report ID: 213400

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH LIVE PARTS

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING OUT THE DISCONNECT DRIVE MOTOR OF AN AUTOMATIC TRANSFER S WITCH FOR AN EMERGENCY GENERATOR. HE WAS INSIDE THE CABINET (CELL) THAT CONTAINE D THE AUTOMATIC TRANSFER SWITCH AND LOAD-SIDE BUSBARS. IN TRYING TO UNSCREW SOME BOLTS, HE DROPPED A SOCKET. TO RETRIEVE THE DROPPED SOCKET, THE EMPLOYEE BENT I NTO THE CABINET. HIS HEAD CONTACTED A 2080-VOLT LOAD-SIDE BUSBAR AS HIS LEFT HAN D WAS TOUCHING THE GROUNDED METAL CABINET. HE WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 59 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
31

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
533

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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