Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 104834.015 - Electrician is burned in switchboard arc flash

Accident Summary Nr: 104834.015 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 04/14/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1309949.015	04/19/2018		238210	Cochran Electric, Inc

Abstract: At 1:20 p.m. on April 14, 2018, Employee #1 and his coworker, electricians employed by an electrical services company, were opening up a primary electrical switchboard enclosure of 13,200 volts of alternating current (VAC). Employee #1 reached into the switch and made contact with two energized phases. An arc flash/blast occurred. Employee #1 was thrown against an adjacent electrical switchboard. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for first and second degree burns across the chest, a third degree exit wound at the right bicep, and a laceration to the head.

Keywords: Arm, Burn, Chest, Construction, Electric Arc, Electrical Work, Electrician, Head, Laceration, Switchboard

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1309949.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Electricians

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