Insulation plant operator electrocuted while changing an electrode in California

Fowler, John; Harrison, Robert

doi:10.26616/NIOSHSFACE92CA005

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Insulation plant operator electrocuted while changing an electrode in California

1993/04/15
By Fowler, John ; Harrison, Robert
Series: Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)

File Language:

English

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Personal Author:

Fowler, John ; Harrison, Robert
Corporate Authors:

California Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (CA/FACE) ; California. Department of Health Services
Description:

A 26-year-old Hispanic male plant operator (victim) was electrocuted while changing an electrode on a smelter as a routine part of his job, overseeing the operations in the process of making insulation fibers for high temperature industrial furnaces. The procedure used for changing electrodes requires at least two employees, the first employee operated the power switch, while the second employee changed the electrode. The California FACE investigator concluded that, in order to prevent future similar occurrences, employers should: 1. install lockout/tagout procedures for all electrical equipment which employees work with or around. 2. have personnel trained in First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). 3. have well maintained personal protective equipment (PPE) for all employees to use when needed.
Subjects:

Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Electric Injuries Electricity Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety Safety Management Staff Development Workplace
Keywords:

Accident-analysis Accident-prevention Electric-properties Electrical-burns Electrical-charge Electrical-hazards Electrical-properties Electrical-safety Electrical-systems Electrocutions Injuries Injury-prevention OSHA Region 9 Personal-protection Personal-protective-equipment Safety-education Safety-equipment Safety-measures Safety-monitoring Training Traumatic-injuries Work-analysis Work-areas Work-operations Work-performance Work-practices
FACE - NIOSH and State:

FACE ; Construction ; Electrocution ; Hispanic - Construction
Series:

Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
Subseries:

State
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE92CA005
Publisher:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Document Type:

Text
Funding:

Cooperative Agreement
Genre:

Field Study
Place as Subject:

California ; OSHA Region 9
CIO:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Topic:

Workplace Safety & Health
Location:

North America
Pages in Document:

4 pdf pages
NIOSHTIC Number:

nn:20026963
NTIS Accession Number:

PB2008-100189
Citation:

Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, FACE 92CA005, 1993 Apr ; :1-4
Federal Fiscal Year:

1993
Performing Organization:

California Department of Health Services
Peer Reviewed:

False
NAICS and SIC Codes:

31-33 - Manufacturing - (NAICS)
Start Date:

1991/09/30
End Date:

2006/08/31
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Main Document Checksum:

urn:sha-512:2e558b140d00ce5e92dab0a95f1bcd8170a111f0d72fae6072d2d4daa541313811f09d477a3cfa51c0a488a4ea70ce8bd87cf81815fb6c16775a200bea679da2
Download URL:

https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/169067/cdc_169067_DS1.pdf
File Type:

[PDF - 17.90 KB ]

File Language:

English

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