OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #731372

KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN OF CARMEL

CARMEL, IN— 1985-05-12T00:00:00

Event: FUSE, E GI III, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRIC SHOCK, ELEC EQUIPMENT--MISC
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #2747764
Employer profile: KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN OF CARMEL
Summary number: 731372
Report ID: 551800

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH LIVE PARTS

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE WAS ASSIGNED TO CLEAN A LANG DEEP FAT FRYER AT THE END OF THE WORKDA Y. BECAUSE THE HEATING ELEMENT IN THE FRYER WAS LOOSE, THE RESTAURANT MANAGER OR DERED THE EMPLOYEE TO REMOVE THE 120-VOLT FUSES IN THE FRYER'S CONTROL PANEL IN ORDER TO DEENERGIZE IT. WITH DAMP HANDS, THE EMPLOYEE GRABBED THE PLASTIC TWIST- LOCK CAP ON THE FUSE WHILE HE WAS STANDING ON A WET TILE FLOOR. THE EMPLOYEE THR EW THE FUSE ACROSS THE ROOM AND WAS STUNNED FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE ACCIDENT .

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 16 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
10

Event type
14

Source
15

Occupation code
436

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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