OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #997759

WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION & COMPONENT DIV

BLOOMINGTON, IN— 1985-07-21T13:10:00

Event: E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, CAPACITOR, ELECTRICAL WORK, ELECTRONIC TECHNICN
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #101969434
Employer profile: WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION & COMPONENT DIV
Summary number: 997759
Report ID: 551800

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH LIVE PARTS

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE WAS TESTING A CAPACITOR ("SERIAL CAPACITOR"; SERIAL NO. 1B85). AS HE INTENTIONALLY CONTACTED A RESISTOR WITH HIS LEFT THUMB AND INDEX FINGER, HE GRO UNDED HIS RIGHT LEG AGAINST THE CASE. HE WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 52 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
5

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
213

Human factor
13

Environmental factor
16

Task assigned
1

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