Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 101309.015 - Two employees receive burns from an electrical arc flash

Accident Summary Nr: 101309.015 -- Report ID: 0953210 -- Event Date: 09/14/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1265118.015	09/14/2017		333996	Ebara International Corporation

Abstract: At 8:15 a.m. on September 14, 2017, two employees were looking into the back of an electrical cabinet at an ABB SACE E3S 32 690 volt, 2000 amp circuit breaker and were looking in the back of the cabinet when an arc flash occurred. Both employees suffered burns and were hospitalized.

Keywords: Burn, Circuit Breaker, Electric Arc, Electrical Cabinet

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Occupation
1	1265118.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury	Technicians, n.e.c.
2	1265118.015	46	M	Non Hospitalized injury	Supervisors; electricians & power transm. install.
3	1265118.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury	Equipment Operator: Skidsteer/Bobcat
4	1265118.015	36	M	Non Hospitalized injury	Technicians, n.e.c.

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