OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #731018
POTTER MATERIAL SERVICE INC
INDIANAPOLIS, IN—
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED WELDER FRAME
Investigation abstract
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE PREPARING TO WELD A METAL ROLLER ONTO A CONVEYOR LINE. ONE OF THEM ENERGIZED THE WELDING MACHINE, WHICH WAS NOT GROUNDED AND WHICH WAS SITTIN G ON A WET CONCRETE FLOOR. THE OTHER EMPLOYEE TOUCHED THE ENERGIZED WELDER WHILE STANDING ON THE SAME FLOOR AND WAS KNOCKED DOWN BY AN ELECTRIC SHOCK. HIS RIGHT HAND AND ARM REMAINED IN CONTACT WITH THE WELDING MACHINE. ATTEMPTING TO PULL H IM AWAY FROM THE MACHINE, THE FIRST EMPLOYEE ALSO RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK, WH ICH KNOCKED HIM AWAY FROM THE MACHINE. THE EMPLOYEE WHO CONTACTED THE WELDER WAS ELECTROCUTED. THE NEXT DAY, THE OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS TREATED FOR NUMBNESS IN HIS RIGHT ARM FROM THE ELECTRIC SHOCK AND RELEASED.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 28 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 503
- Human factor
- 12
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 22
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 753
- Human factor
- 12
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 2
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