OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14567804
LAKE CUNNINGHAM FIRE DEPT
GREER, SC—
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT AT ELECTRIC METER
Investigation abstract
WHILE FIGHTING A TRAILER FIRE, TWO FIREMEN WERE RECEIVING ELECTRIC SHOCKS EVEN T HOUGH THE ELECTRIC METER HAD BEEN PULLED AND THOUGH THE FIREMEN WERE WEARING FUL L TURNOUT GEAR. THE ELECTRIC UTILITY WAS CALLED, AND THE ELECTRIC SERVICE WAS DI SCONNECTED AT THE TRANSFORMER POLE. THE NEUTRAL AND PHASE CONDUCTORS HAD BEEN FU SED TOGETHER, WHICH CAUSED THE RELATIVE VOLTAGE ON THE NEUTRAL TO RISE. THIS IN TURN HAD ENERGIZED THE METER BASE.
Victims (2)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 20 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 417
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 17
- Hazardous substance
- 8870
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 19 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 417
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 17
- Hazardous substance
- 8870
- Task assigned
- 1
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