Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 101182.015 - Employee working with transformers is burned in arc flash

Accident Summary Nr: 101182.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 11/27/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1280618.015	12/04/2017		238210	Primoris Aevenia

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on November 27, 2017, Employee #1, employed by an electrical contractor, was converting a 4 Kilowatt transformer to a 13 Kilowatt transformer. An arc flash occurred, and Employee #1 sustained electrical burns to his face. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for electrical burns.

Keywords: Burn, Construction, Electric Arc, Electric Shock, Electrical Work, Electrician, Face, Power Lines, Transformer

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		New project or new addition

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1280618.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Electrical power installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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