Maintenance Worker Electrocuted After Contacting 120 Volts While Testing an Electric Motor

doi:10.26616/NIOSHSFACE91NJ010

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Maintenance Worker Electrocuted After Contacting 120 Volts While Testing an Electric Motor

1991/10/25
By New Jersey Fatality Assessment & Control Evaluation Project (NJ FACE) ...
Series: Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)

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New Jersey Fatality Assessment & Control Evaluation Project (NJ FACE) ; New Jersey. Department of Health and Senior Services. Occupational Health Service

New Jersey Fatality Assessment & Control Evaluation Project (NJ FACE) ; New Jersey. Department of Health and Senior Services. Occupational Health Service Less -
Description:

On May 23, 1991, a 62-year-old maintenance worker was electrocuted after contacting 120 volts at his maintenance bench. The incident occurred at a health club while the worker was completing repairs on an electric motor. The worker was electrocuted apparently as he was connecting the bare wires of a cut-off extension cord to an electric motor in order to test the motor's operation. NJDOH FACE investigators concluded that, in order to prevent similar incidents in the future, the following safety guidelines should be followed: 1. Proper work practices and equipment must be used when making electrical repairs. 2. Employees should receive periodic safety training to familiarize workers to unsafe electrical hazards and work practices.
Content Notes:

Formerly NJ9107
Subjects:

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Accidents, Occupational Occupational Health Safety
Keywords:

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Accident-analysis Accident-potential Accident-prevention Accidents Electric-properties Electrical-conductivity Electrical-hazards Electrical-safety Electrical-systems Electricity Electrocutions Injuries Injury-prevention OSHA Region 2 Safety-education Safety-measures Safety-practices Traumatic-injuries
FACE - NIOSH and State:

All (0000) ; Electrocution (0006)

All (0000) ; Electrocution (0006) Less -
Series:

Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
Subseries:

State
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE91NJ010
Publisher:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Document Type:

Text
Funding:

Cooperative Agreement
Genre:

Field Study
Place as Subject:

New Jersey ; OSHA Region 2

New Jersey ; OSHA Region 2 Less -
CIO:

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

Workplace Safety & Health
Location:

North America
Pages in Document:

3 pdf pages
NIOSHTIC Number:

20026520
NTIS Accession Number:

PB2013-101691
Citation:

Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, FACE 91NJ010, 1991 Oct; :1-3
Federal Fiscal Year:

1992
Performing Organization:

New Jersey Department of Health
Peer Reviewed:

False
NAICS and SIC Codes:

71 - Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation - (NAICS 2022)
Start Date:

1991/09/30
End Date:

2005/08/31
Resource Number:

FACE-91NJ010
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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