Analysis of the cause of electric shock on the load side of electric welding machine

Update:05 May 2019
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Direct cause analysis The kiln system Q235-A is made of […]

Direct cause analysis
The kiln system Q235-A is made of steel and has good electrical conductivity. The main responsibility of the accident is that He has no special operation qualification certificate, which is an illegal welding operation.
1. He is ignorant of the most basic skills of electric welding operation. When welding, the left hand holds the hook nail, the right hand holds the welding handle, the welding hook is not in contact with the kiln body, and the load current passes through the lead wire, the welding rod, the welding rod, The hook nail, the human body, the kiln body, and the secondary side ground wire return to the electric welding machine to form a circuit for current circulation, so that the current passes through the human body, causing an electric shock death accident. If the hook of the weld is in direct contact with the kiln body, since the human body resistance is much larger than the resistance of the metal, the current through the human body is small (can be ignored), and this personal electric shock accident will not occur.
2. He lacks professional electrical and technical knowledge. In the welding work, no special gloves are worn; the lead wire joint of the electric welding or the insulation broken conductor is bare; the lead wire terminal is exposed without a shield.
3. When he was working on the electric welding machine, he did not strictly implement the relevant regulations of the “Electricity Production Safety Regulations” (heat and mechanical parts). In violation of regulations, the current circulation circuit was caused, and the electric current passed through the body and caused electric shock.
Indirect cause
When the current through the human body exceeds the current (16mA for men and 10.5mA for women), the human body cannot get rid of the charged body, and it will be extremely painful and unbearable. If the time is too long, you may stun, suffocate, or even die. The current of 30 mA is a dangerous current. When the current through the human body reaches or exceeds 30 mA, the heart beats irregularly, coma, blood pressure, and strong sputum. May cause ventricular fibrillation, causing death; 50mA current is called ventricular fibrillation current (or lethal current), that is, the minimum current through the human body to cause fibrillation in the ventricle, 50 mA current through the human body for 1 s, ventricular fibrillation may occur It kills people; when the current through the human body reaches 10 mA, people may die in a short period of time.
The resistance of the human body is generally between 1~2kΩ. If the voltage of 7V is applied to the human body, according to Ohm's law, the current through the human body will be 35~70mA. This current is 2~4 times of the current of the adult man. Adult women get rid of the current 3 to 6 times, for people with low resistance, they have reached or even exceeded the lethal current (50mA), and the human body's resistance will drop in the humid environment, so the current through the human body will be bigger and fatal. .
Accident lessons
When conducting electric welding machine operation, the electric welder must strictly implement the relevant provisions of the "Electricity Production Safety Regulations", and wear safety gloves, shoes and socks and other insulation protection products. Other personnel without special operation qualification certificates, or do not understand People with electrical knowledge should not operate the welding machine without authorization to avoid personal accidents.