Accident Report Detail

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 Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1344807.015	08/29/2018		221121	Hawaiian 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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