Production Worker Dies Following Contact with 220 Volts of Electricity in Missouri

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• Personal Author:
  Hooper, Terry L. ; Ray, Thomas D. ; Roberts, Daryl W.
• Corporate Authors:
  Missouri Fatality Assessment & Control Evaluation Program (MO FACE) ; Missouri. Department of Health
• Description:
  A 20-year-old female production worker at a plastic injection molding company died after coming in contact with 220 volt alternating current (ac) electricity. At the time of the incident the employee was operating a plastic grinding machine. The separate on and off buttons were located inside a metal switch box on the front of the machine. The cover plate had been removed and not replaced for an undeterminable length of time. The victim reached to push the off button and missed allowing her finger to pass by the button and contact the 220 volt power source. The victim maintained contact with the power source until a co-worker de-energized the machinery. The MO FACE investigator concluded that, in order to prevent future similar occurrences, employers should: 1. ensure that all switch boxes have appropriate guarding in order to prevent contact with energized parts. 2. develop, implement, and enforce a comprehensive safety program which includes worker training in recognizing and avoiding hazards, especially electrical hazards. 3. train employees in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).
• Content Notes:
  Publication Date provided by FACE program
  
  not printed on the report
  
  
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Electric Injuries Electricity Occupational Health Plastics Safety Safety Management
• Keywords:
  Accident-analysis Accident-potential Accident-prevention Electrical-conductivity Electrical-hazards Electrical-properties Electrical-safety Electrical-shock Electrical-systems Electrical-transmission Electrocutions Injuries Injury-prevention OSHA Region 7 Plastics-industry Safety-education Safety-programs Traumatic-injuries

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• FACE - NIOSH and State:
  FACE ; Electrocution
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Subseries:
  State
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE92MO028
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Missouri ; OSHA Region 7
• 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:20026216
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2007-109889
• 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 92MO028, 1993 Feb ; :1-4
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1993
• Performing Organization:
  Missouri Department of Health
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  31-33 - Manufacturing - (NAICS)
• Start Date:
  1991/09/30
• End Date:
  2002/03/31
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f45fb5a36af35fd11a31a39f1da27ed973e09dd617d28901472d7294383e2adcefdb3605fd71d8471ee447307f44e7511b04d08632c876b05cf2e3a9a3b2ed0a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/170297/cdc_170297_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 15.64 KB ]