Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 109800.015 - Two employees sustain facial burns from electric arc flash

Accident Summary Nr: 109800.015 -- Report ID: 0627500 -- Event Date: 10/03/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1351440.015	10/05/2018		221119	El Paso Electric Company

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on October 3, 2018, two employees were replacing a fuse cutout from an underground riser when an impact gun made contact with the nut of a cutout which caused an arc flash. Both employees sustained a burn to their faces and were hospitalized.

Keywords: Burn, Electric Arc, Face

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1351440.015	31	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Electricians' apprentices
2	1351440.015	62	M	Hospitalized injury		Electricians

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