Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 109963.015 - Employee is burned in electric arc flash

Accident Summary Nr: 109963.015 -- Report ID: 0316100 -- Event Date: 09/28/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1352641.015	10/01/2018		238210	Aireko Energy U.S., Llc.

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on September 28, 2018, Employee #1, employed by an energy-related construction company, was engaged in installation work at a military base, a multiemployer construction project. He was kneeling in front of an exposed conductor in a electrical meter cabinet when he made contact with the energized conductor. An arc flash ensued, and the employee was burned. He was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment.

Keywords: Burn, Construction, Contact, Electric Arc, Electric Conductor, Electric Shock, Electrical Cabinet, Energized, Installing, Power Line Worker

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		New project or new addition

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1352641.015	23	M	Hospitalized injury		Electrical and electronic engineers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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