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Accident Summary Nr: 108952.015 - Employee is burned by arc flash

Accident Summary Nr: 108952.015 -- Report ID: 0951510 -- Event Date: 08/28/2018
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1344807.01508/29/2018221121Hawaiian Electric Company Inc

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on August 28, 2018, an employee was preparing to conduct ring out test phase of an electric cable. The employee took off the wrong set of phase cables that were energized. The employee than touched the continuity probe to energized the cable, resulting in an arc flash and causing burns to the employee's right face, arm and hand. The employee was hospitalized to treat the injuries.

Keywords: Arm, Burn, Electric Arc, Electric Cable, Electronic Work, Face, Hand, Ring Test
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Commercial building New project or new addition  

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 1344807.015 34 M Hospitalized injury Electrical power installers and repairers Distance of Fall: feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet
Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other)
Fatality Cause:

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