Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 1004282 - ELECTRIC SHOCK & BURN - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

Accident Summary Nr: 1004282 -- Report ID: 0253690 -- Event Date: 06/01/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102219854	06/02/1988	1731	0	Grasslands Reservation Westchester Cty Dpw

Abstract: A power line worker was performing preventative maintenance in a 13.5-kilovolt substation on the grounds of a grassland reservation. An electric utility was performing repair work at the substation at the same time. The power line worker was cleaning a terminal with his bare hand and a rag. The terminal was apparently energized, and the employee received an electric shock when he contacted it. The fault current ignited his clothing, burning him over 70 percent of his body. He was hospitalized for his injures.

Keywords: BURN, CLOTHING, ELECTRIC ARC, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, E PTD, SUBSTATION, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELEC UTILITY WORK, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102219854			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Supervisors, n.e.c.

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