Fatality Narrative: Electrical Contractor Electrocuted After Contacting Energized Conductors

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• Corporate Authors:
  Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
• Description:
  On June 21, 2006, an electrical contractor was electrocuted after making contact with an energized circuit in a breaker panel. The 75-year-old victim had about 50 years experience as an electrician. He was contracted by the supervisor of a sand and gravel mine to install conduit and a breaker for a new wash plant and water pump. The plant supervisor asked the victim if the old wash plant could operate while he worked on the electrical installation at the new plant. The victim indicated that the old plant could be operated. The victim then went to the motor control center where he accessed the 480 volt electrical panel which supplied power to the old wash plant and was to be the power source for the new wash plant. Shortly after 9 a.m. the power went off at the old wash plant. An employee went to the motor control center to investigate and found the victim leaning against the energized 480 volt components of the main breaker panel. Emergency rescue personnel were contacted and arrived to find the motor control center on fire. The fire was extinguished and the victim was pronounced dead. The cause of death was electrocution. An investigation determined that power to the electrical panel had not been shut off. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Accident Prevention
  • Accidents
  • Accidents, Occupational
  • Education
  • Electric Injuries
  • Electricity
  • Mortality
  • Occupational Health
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Safety
  More +
• Keywords:
  • Workers
  • Work environment
  • Work zone
  • Electric properties
  • Electrical equipment
  • Electrical hazards
  • Electrical properties
  • Electrical shock
  • Electrical safety
  • Electricity
  More +
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051748
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 71-55-2007, 2007 Feb; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2007
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Fatality narrative: electrical contractor electrocuted after contacting energized conductors
• End Date:
  20260630
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228818/cdc_228818_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 50.98 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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