• DocumentCode
    3493830
  • Title

    A serious near-miss when disconnecting a 4 kV motor

  • Author

    Jamil, Shahid

  • Author_Institution
    Imperial Oil Ltd. (ExxonMobil), Edmonton, AB, Canada
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    25-28 Jan. 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    This paper describes a serious near-miss when two workers isolated a 4 kV motor for maintenance work. The near-miss had the potential for serious injuries or fatalities. This paper also describes what actions including new and unique measures were taken to eliminate the re-occurrence.
  • Keywords
    electrical maintenance; electrical safety; failure analysis; injuries; starting; fatalities; maintenance; motor starter; serious injuries; serious near-miss; voltage 4 kV; Humans; Electrical Safety; Human Factors; Lock-Out Tags; Serious Near-Miss;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electrical Safety Workshop (ESW), 2011 IEEE IAS
  • Conference_Location
    Toronto, ON
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1060-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ESW.2011.6164713
  • Filename
    6164713
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3493830