The Case of the Misidentified Pump Switches: Technician working in well is electrocuted after making contact with live wire from mislabeled switch

摘要

When a well-drilling company sent technicians out to a small horse farm to drill/equip two wells, the job at hand seemed nothing more than routine. The events that would transpire after they arrived on-site, however, were anything but typical. The scene. The technician, who drilled wells for a living and installed the necessary pumping, was certified and licensed to hold this position. The man was in the process of connecting power cables from the power panel to the pump. The electrical switch, which was marked with the identification to the first tile-covered well in which he was working 9 ft below the surface, was actually connected to a second well 30 ft away. Similarly, the switch that was supposed to control the second well was hooked up to control the first, ultimately turning the scenario into a case of misidentified pump switches.